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  1. Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting. | PSNet

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    May 10, 2016 - address patient safety challenges in the ambulatory environment, including enhancing patient health literacy … June 7, 2017 Health literacy and patient safety events. … July 13, 2016 Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary. … May 2, 2012 Health Literacy Practices in Primary Care Settings: Examples from the Field

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 06, 2008 - Health Literacy Practices in Primary Care Settings: Examples from the Field. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-practices-primary-care-settings-examples-field This report … communication with patients in primary care practices and provides recommendations to improve health literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-practices-primary-care-settings-examples-field https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 14, 2011 - Research on minimizing these errors has focused on mitigating the relationship between low health literacy … pictorial icons to the warnings further improved comprehension among adults with low or marginal health literacy … The role of health literacy in patient safety is discussed in an AHRQ WebM&M perspective and interview … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-labeling-and-packaging-looking-beyond-what-meets-eye https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … visual-medication-schedule-improve-anticoagulation-control-randomized-controlled-trial https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-health-literacy-patient-safety

  4. Paul Tedrick (doc file)

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    July 09, 2013 - Today’s topic is health literacy and patient and family engagement, strategic tools to prevent CAUTI. … If you move to Slide 9, we know that low health literacy also affects chronic disease management. … And thinking about health literacy is more than just reading comprehension and regular literacy, so in … Is this appropriate for patients with health literacy problems?” … Oh my goodness, Barb, this would definitely flunk a health literacy test.

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 13, 2011 - Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-interventions-and-outcomes-updated-systematic-review This … evidence report updates a 2004 study to reveal how health literacy affects health outcomes. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-interventions-and-outcomes-updated-systematic-review

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 15, 2010 - The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary. … December 15, 2010 Vancheri C; Roundtable on Health Literacy; Institute of Medicine. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-initiative-and-health-literacy-workshop-summary This publication … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-initiative-and-health-literacy-workshop-summary https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  7. Patient comprehension of emergency department care and instructions: are patients aware of when they do not understand? | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - Although this study did not directly assess patients' health literacy , prior research has found correlations … between limited health literacy and misunderstanding of instructions (such as those on prescription … Health literacy and recall of medical instructions. … More See More About The Topic Emergency Departments Emergency Medicine Health Literacy

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 08, 2016 - Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion This report examines the emerging … field of health literacy by discussing promotional strategies to raise awareness and by identifying … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion

  9. Kiosk | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Kiosk A low literacy, multimedia health information technology intervention … A low literacy, multimedia health information technology intervention to enhance patient-centered cancer … Principal Investigator Hahn, Elizabeth Project Name Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia … Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer … Principal Investigator Hahn, Elizabeth Project Name Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 09, 2019 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-more-health-literate-approach-patient-safety Health literacy … This editorial discusses the importance of heath literacy in promoting patient safety, particularly … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-more-health-literate-approach-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  11. Advancing a More Health-Literate Approach to Patient Safety | PSNet

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    May 31, 2017 - Health literacy is the capacity of patients and their families to process and understand health information … This editorial discusses the importance of heath literacy in promoting patient safety, particularly around … the Same Author(s) Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health literacy … General Hospitals Physicians Hospital Medicine Provider-Patient Communication Health Literacy

  12. PowerPoint Presentation

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    September 03, 2014 - If patients have low levels of medical knowledge or low health literacy, it will take more effort to … and Family SAY:   Health literacy plays a major role in patient engagement. … According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy, nearly 9 out of 10 adults may lack the skills … needed to manage their health and prevent disease due to health literacy limitations.   … www.health.gov/communication/literacy/quickguide/factsbasic.htm.

  13. The Division of Practice Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    February 01, 2025 - Health Literacy Use AHRQ’s collection of resources to improve organizational health literacy, including … Special Emphasis Notice (SEN): AHRQ Announces Interest in Research on Improving Organizational Health Literacy

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 17, 2014 - December 17, 2014 Alper J, Hernandez LM; Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/facilitating-patient-understanding-discharge-instructions-workshop-summary Poor health literacy … This workshop report reveals how health literacy affects patients' abilities to follow discharge instructions … facilitating-patient-understanding-discharge-instructions-workshop-summary https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implications-health-literacy-public-health-workshop-summary

  15. Cómo crear Mi Lista de Medicamentos | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2022 - Cómo crear Mi Lista de Medicamentos Puede ser difícil llevar un control de sus medicamentos. Mi Lista de Medicamentos puede recodarle cuándo, cómo, y cuánto medicamento  tomar. Aquí encontrará instrucciones paso a paso para crear Mi Lista de Medicamentos para usted, un familiar, amigo, o cualquiera que usted cu…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 07, 2019 - Researchers found that the clinicians adjusted their explanations based on patient factors like health literacy … hindsight-foresight-effect-outcome-knowledge-judgment-under-uncertainty https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  17. Telehealth Education for Asthma Connecting Hospital and Home (TEACHH) | Digital Healthcare Research

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    August 31, 2024 - This support will engage patients and caregivers using an appropriate, low-literacy framework, and can … In a previous study, the researchers demonstrated the feasibility of implementing a health literacy-informed … The TEACHH group will receive health literacy-informed asthma education, including color and shape labels … TEACHH is designed to provide an effective educational platform appropriate for all health literacy levels

  18. Tool: Teach-Back | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    May 01, 2023 - Tool: Teach-Back A teach‐back is an evidence‐based health literacy intervention that promotes … Note Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd Edition.

  19. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 32: Improving Self-Management Support and Engaging Patients in Care and Practice Improvement Topics (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2015 - Low levels of health literacy can make it difficult for patients to understand instructions provided … Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum MODULE 32 M32-4 https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/ … Universal Precautions Toolkit, Tool 20, Use Health and Literacy Resources in the Community https:// … AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit. … Available at https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/index.html.

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 16, 2009 - Improving Patient Safety Through Informed Consent for Patients with Limited Health Literacy. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-through-informed-consent-patients-limited-health- literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-through-informed-consent-patients-limited-health-literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-through-informed-consent-patients-limited-health-literacy
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