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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/consumer-exp/reporting/table2.html
August 01, 2022 - Facilitate access for diverse reporters (e.g., lower literacy, non-English speakers) and allow patient
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/making-patients-part-of-conversations.html
February 01, 2022 - Considering and addressing differences in health literacy among patients.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6kculturalcompetence.html
March 01, 2020 - result, when these individuals need services or care, they experience linguistic, cultural, and health literacy … The variety of strategies available to help health plans reduce linguistic, cultural, and health literacy … cases include untreated chronic conditions. 10
Resources for Training Providers
AHRQ Health Literacy
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www.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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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-rural-healthcare2.html
October 01, 2024 - poverty and healthcare supply (e.g., geographic barriers, limited access to specialty care, lower health literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/ps-research-summary-pfe.pdf
April 30, 2025 - patients’ medical
decision-making behaviors, including patient activation, depression, and health literacy … These
measures, which make up the Recommended Organizational Health Literacy
Measurement Set (ROHL-MS … Publications: 3
https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/informed-choice.html
https … ://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/informed-choice.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy … /professional-training/informed-choice.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program-apa.html
April 01, 2018 - Eliminate Medical Error
Health Care Error Training
Health Care Quality Improvement
Health Literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=6
August 01, 2017 - Featured Clinicians & Providers Data & Measures Education & Training Health Information Technology Health Literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=11
October 01, 2015 - Featured Clinicians & Providers Data & Measures Education & Training Health Information Technology Health Literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=17
October 01, 2011 - Featured Clinicians & Providers Data & Measures Education & Training Health Information Technology Health Literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html?page=3
June 01, 2016 - Literate Healthcare Organizations
Find AHRQ tools that can assist healthcare systems address health literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teachback-module-accessible.pdf
January 01, 2013 - immediately, and nearly half of the information retained is
incorrect. 1,8
Info Point 3: Low health literacy … Teaching about health literacy and clear communication. … Reducing the effects of low health literacy. Virtual Mentor 2003 Jun 1;5(6).
12.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/thorpe-rask-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Research team provided education on health literacy, safe medication use, best
practices, aging and … obese patient, caring for the elderly, universal surgical protocols, clinical
communication, health & literacy … error reporting, medication errors, patient
safety, voluntary patient safety, safety culture, health literacy … Health and cultural literacy was the most recent topic.
4. … Key Words: patient safety, patient education, health literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=0
June 01, 2025 - Featured Clinicians & Providers Data & Measures Education & Training Health Information Technology Health Literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Jack_28.pdf
February 21, 2008 - attributed to the discontinuity and
fragmentation of care at discharge.5, 6 High rates of low health literacy … therapies, dietary and other lifestyle modifications, followup
care, patient education and health literacy … patients should have access to their discharge information written in their language and at
their literacy … • May require removal of language and literacy barriers by utilizing professional interpreters. … the booklet is presented and organized in a manner designed to be
accessible to individuals of all literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-1.html
October 01, 2013 - self-management
Ability to access primary care
Ability to access the community resource
Health literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/testing.html
September 01, 2019 - Moreover, research shows that even people with strong literacy skills can misinterpret tables and charts
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/Form-an-Advisory-Group.html
December 01, 2019 - (Depending on the project, it may be useful to include experts in fields like literacy or survey research
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/interpreter-hp-cahps-adult-spanish-2157-4b.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Supplemental Interpreter Services Items for the CAHPS Health Plan Survey
12/1/2017 Page 1
Document No. 2157-4b
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Supplemental Items for the CAHPS®
Health Plan Survey 5.0
Topic: Interpreter Services
Population Version: Adult
Language: Spanish
Users of the CAHPS® Health Plan Sur…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/nmstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - efforts to increase youth engagement in their health and
health care by improving students’ health literacy