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  1. Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care. | PSNet

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    June 16, 2011 - September 23, 2015 Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary … August 15, 2012 Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … July 8, 2016 Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary.

  2. Liquid medication dosing errors in children: role of provider counseling strategies. | PSNet

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    August 14, 2014 - 2008 Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy … December 14, 2016 Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health literacy … July 3, 2014 View More Related Resources Health literacy-informed

  3. What ring tone should be used for patient safety? Early results with a Blackberry-based telementoring safety solution. | PSNet

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    February 28, 2011 - RIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Literacy … February 28, 2011 Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels … , 2010 Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy

  4. Viewpoint: Patient safety in primary care - patients are not just a beneficiary but a critical component in its achievement. | PSNet

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    August 16, 2017 - December 21, 2018 View More Related Resources AHRQ Health Literacy … July 26, 2011 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … February 14, 2011 Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 26, 2014 - Prior studies have shown that patients with limited health literacy frequently misunderstand dosing … issue/risk-unintentional-overdose-non-prescription-acetaminophen-products https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  6. Discharge Planning and Transitions of Care | PSNet

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    June 15, 2024 - Discharge instructions may differ between providers, or may not be tailored to a patient’s level of health literacy … unclear and may not be tailored to patient’s individual learning style, social determinants, or health literacy … factors for medication nonadherence into patient-related factors (i.e. disease-state knowledge, health literacy … Health Literacy universal Precautions Toolkit, 3 rd edition. Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool #5. … 27, 2024 Patient Safety Primers Personal Health Literacy

  7. National Web-Based Teleconference on Utilizing Health IT to Improve Medication Management for the Care of Elderly Patients (pdf file)

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    August 18, 2011 - levels Who Is at Risk for Low Health Literacy? … Adult Literacy in America: A First Look at the Results of the National Adult Literacy Survey. 1993) … ) • Low literacy contributes to medication non- adherence. … Literacy and Misunderstanding Prescription Drug Labels. … levels Who Is at Risk for Low Health Literacy?

  8. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-adherence-interventions_research-protocol.pdf
    August 18, 2011 - National Library of Medicine Current Bibliographies in Medicine: Health Literacy. … Literacy assessment in a cardiovascular nutrition education setting. … Association of health literacy with diabetes outcomes. JAMA 2002 Jul 24-31;288(4):475-82. … Does literacy mediate the relationship between education and health outcomes? … Adherence to combination antiretroviral therapies in HIV patients of low health literacy.

  9. Reducing the risk of delayed colorectal cancer diagnoses through an ambulatory safety net collaborative. | PSNet

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    February 28, 2011 - RIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Literacy … July 14, 2010 Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels. … , 2012 Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 06, 2017 - language-proficiency-and-adverse-events-us-hospitals-pilot-study https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liquid-medication-dosing-errors-hispanic-parents-role-health-literacy-and-english-proficiency … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liquid-medication-dosing-errors-hispanic-parents-role-health-literacy-and-english-proficiency

  11. Library-hospital pairing empowers patients, improves safety. | PSNet

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    June 27, 2018 - June 27, 2018 Visual acuity, literacy, and unintentional misuse of nonprescription medications … About The Topic Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Patients Health Literacy

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 02, 2017 - medication reconciliation in ambulatory care has been particularly problematic for patients with low health literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-reconciliation https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limited-health-literacy-barrier-medication-reconciliation-ambulatory-care

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 08, 2011 - Prior research has identified low health literacy as a prominent risk factor for misinterpreting prescription … parental-misinterpretations-over-counter-pediatric-cough-and-cold-medication-labels https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  14. Collaborative Patient Portals: Computer-based Agents and Patients' Understanding of Numeric Health Information | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Care Setting Patient Home Population Elderly Individuals with Low Literacy … Health Care Theme Patient-Centered Care Patient Education Patient Engagement Health Literacy … Research Method: Mixed Methods Technology: Patient Portal Population: Elderly , Individuals with Low Literacy … Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Technology: Patient Portal Population: Elderly , Individuals with Low Literacy

  15. Empowered Patient Coalition. | PSNet

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    October 26, 2022 - December 21, 2014 Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient … View More See More About The Topic Patients Patient Self-Management Health Literacy

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 15, 2025 - the indication, dosage schedule, proper administration, and potential adverse effects, low health literacy … /issue/missing-clinical-information-during-primary-care-visits https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-literacy-impairs-comprehension-prescription-drug-warning-labels https … achieved in this area for patients taking high-risk medications, even in patients with low health literacy

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 02, 2017 - good understanding of their regimen and the study was not powered to determine the role of health literacy … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/blood-thinner-pills-your-guide-using-them-safely https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  18. Social determinants of health and patient safety: an analysis of patient safety event reports related to limited English-proficient patients. | PSNet

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    October 17, 2018 - Related Resources Patient Safety Primers Personal Health Literacy … Patient Safety Primers Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy … April 15, 2020 Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy Management.

  19. Are you listening...Are you really listening? | PSNet

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    December 04, 2016 - discusses verbal communication and how human factors , authority gradients , team interaction, health literacy … Professionals Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems Communication between Providers Health Literacy

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33605/psn-pdf
    March 12, 2021 - Contributing factors to patient and caregiver error include low health literacy, poor provider–patient … communication, absence of health literacy, and universal precautions in the outpatient clinic. … education to patients, especially when medication regimens are modified.4 A related primer on health literacy … https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/index.html … https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/index.html
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