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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-ppc.html
March 01, 2020 - barriers to good communication: more than one-third of adults in the United States have low health literacy … Low health literacy is associated with higher mortality, higher rates of hospitalization, and poor self-management
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-core-measures-quality.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Measure Title (Data Source)
Baseline Rate and
Year
Current Rate and
Year AAPC P Value
Health Literacy … proficiency who
had a usual source of care (MEPS)
58.5% in 2014 65.9% in 2017 -6.0 0.017
Health Literacy … Measure Title (Data Source)
Baseline Rate and
Year
Current Rate and
Year AAPC P Value
Health Literacy … explained
things in a way they could understand
(MEPS)
9.0% in 2002 7.4% in 2017 -3.3 0
Health Literacy … office or clinic visit in the last 12
months (MEPS)
14.4% in 2002 12.8% in 2017 -1.9 0
Health Literacy
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/health-literacy.html
March 01, 2022 - Related Resources
Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool #5 , from the AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/clinical-conversations.html
April 01, 2022 - of Medicine for training clinicians and other clinical staff who interact with patients about health literacy
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/education/index.html
January 01, 2021 - Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement
TeamSTEPPS
CLABSI Tools
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/display/index.html
May 01, 2019 - cognitive testing of this approach show that it is extremely easy to understand for consumers at various literacy … minus two, ideas in their short-term memory at one time, [ 4 ] and those who are older or have lower literacy … [2] To learn more about quantitative literacy, see:
Paulos JA. … Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences. New York: Hill and Wang; 2001.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/patient-safety-issues.pdf
May 21, 2020 - Improve
communication
and health literacy
through
Teach-Back.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/fry-administering.pdf
January 27, 2023 - CAHPS
Survey
18
19
Examples of CAHPS
Supplemental Items
• Shared Decision-Making
• Health Literacy
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/pfepc-fullguide-final508.pdf
April 01, 2018 - Improve
communication
and health literacy
through
Teach-Back. … Teach-Back
� Improves commuication and health literacy.
� Ensures the effective transfer of information … Teach-back is an evidence-based health literacy intervention that promotes patient
engagement, patient … ’ health literacy. … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/index.html
http://qualitysafety.bmj.com
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/policy/lep.html
July 01, 2023 - recorded
Cultivating Cultural Competence
TeamSTEPPS Limited English Proficiency Safety Videos
Health Literacy
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsrapa.html
February 01, 2014 - Compare the effectiveness of literacy-sensitive disease management programs and usual care in reducing … disparities in children and adults with low literacy and chronic disease (e.g., heart disease).
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/adverse-drug-events-ade.html
Patients
Recent Research Studies
Health literacy-informed communication
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/medication-safety.html
(with wallet card)
Recent Research Studies
Health literacy-informed
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/h.html
Topics Browse A - Z
H
Health Information Technology (HIT) Health Literacy
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily3.html
July 01, 2018 - patients who are at a power disadvantage (e.g., because of lower levels of education, language, or literacy … information is too hard for the average person to understand." 67 The National Assessment of Adult Literacy … reports that more than 90 million American adults have marginal literacy skills and are unable to read … Additionally, more than 80 percent of American adults have less than "proficient" health literacy skills … Barriers to engagement for patient and family members include fear, uncertainty, health literacy, and
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/audio-script-healthcare-professionals-training.pdf
January 18, 2017 - Some patients face additional challenges, such as limited health literacy. … by our second strategy, adopting “health literacy
universal precautions.” … Speaking slowly is another important aspect of health literacy universal precautions. … Why not just do it for patients with limited
health literacy? … Strategy used: health literacy universal precautions: use plain, nonmedical language.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-patient-experience-fry-webinar.pdf
January 01, 2014 - www.ahrq.gov/cahps
CAHPS Supplemental Items
Common Domains:
Shared Decision-Making
Health Literacy
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/infographicposter-final508_0.pdf
July 12, 2018 - Improve
communication
and health literacy
through
Teach-Back.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/asthma.html
The relationship between depressive symptoms, eHealth literacy, and asthma outcomes in the context of
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/asthma-training-accelerate-communication-and-knowledge.html
April 07, 2014 - Coordination of care for complex patients
Depression and other mental health disorders*
Health literacy