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valued and respected
what is health literacy
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"the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, &
understand basic health information & services needed to make
appropriate health decisions."
-reading, listening, analyzing, making decisions applied to health situations
,older adults
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-71% adults >60 years have difficulty using print machines
-80% have difficulty using forms/charts
-68% have difficulty interpreting #'s & perfoming calculations
2017 National Patient Safety Goals
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-identify patients correctly
-improve staff communication
-use medicine safely
-use alarms safely
-prevent infection
-identify patient safety risks
-prevent mistakes in surgery
the triple aim
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1. population health
2. experience of care
3. per capita cost
, "Nurses are the safety net" in quality initiatives
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-measures drive improvement (did we meet target, is not why & what can
we do to improve?)
-measures inform consumers (public reporting)
-measures influence payment (pay for performance)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 3 critical objectives
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-improve the health of the population
-enhance the patient experience of care (quality, access, reliability)
-reduce, or at least control, the per capita cost of care
meaningful use
-HITECH Act
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-the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health
(HITECH) Act
-provided $30 billion in Medicare & Medicaid incentive payments for the
meaningful use of health information technology by clinicians & hospitals
AHRQ recommendations