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BOOK/REPORT

"What Did the Doctor Say?:" Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; 2007.

MEETING/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary.

Vancheri C; Roundtable on Health Literacy; Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2010. ISBN-10: 0309159318.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

Kapadia R. Smart Money. October 2006;15:112-114.

STUDY

Improving patient understanding of prescription drug label instructions.

Davis TC, Federman AD, Bass PF III, et al. J Gen Int Med. 2009;24:57-62.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health literacy—a quality and patient safety imperative.

Foubister V. Quality Matters. November/December 2006.

COMMENTARY

Prevent medication errors: a New Year's resolution: teaching patients about their medications.

Polzien G. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:59-62.

STUDY

Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations.

Wynia MK, Osborn CY. J Health Commun. 2010;15(suppl 2):102-115.

BOOK/REPORT

Thinking Outside the Pillbox: A System-wide Approach to Improving Patient Medication Adherence for Chronic Disease.

Cambridge, MA: New England Healthcare Institute; August 12, 2009.

STUDY

Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency: a survey of pharmacies.

Bradshaw M, Tomany-Korman S, Flores G. Pediatrics. 2007;120:e225-e235.

BOOK/REPORT

Managing Patients' Medicines after Discharge from Hospital.

London, UK: Care Quality Commission; October 2009. CQC-039-500-ESP-102009. ISBN: 9781845622442.

STUDY

Older patients' understanding of emergency department discharge information and its relationship with adverse outcomes.

Hastings SN, Barrett A, Weinberger M, et al. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:19-25.

COMMENTARY

Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety.

Rothman RL, Yin HS, Mulvaney S, Co JPT, Homer C, Lannon C. Pediatrics. 2009;124(suppl 3):S315-S326.

COMMENTARY

Simple strategies to avoid medication errors.

Jenkins RH, Vaida AJ. Fam Pract Manag. 2007;14:41-47.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The consumer: and now, a warning about labels.

Franklin D. New York Times. October 25, 2005:F1.

BOOK/REPORT

Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; 2010.

STUDY

Do medication samples jeopardize patient safety?

Franks AS, Ray SM, Wallace LS, Keenum AJ, Weiss BD. Ann Pharmacother. 2008;43:51-56.

TOOLKIT

Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit.

DeWalt DA, Callahan LF, Hawk VH, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0046-EF.

STUDY

Inadequate health literacy among paid caregivers of seniors.

Lindquist LA, Jain N, Tam K, Martin GJ, Baker DW. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:474-479.

STUDY

Implementation of an electronic system for medication reconciliation.

Kramer JS, Hopkins PJ, Rosendale JC, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:404-422.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series.

Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors, Aspden P, Wolcott J, Bootman JL, Cronenwett LR, eds. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2007.

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