Toward health equity and patient-centeredness : integrating health literacy, disparities reduction, and quality improvement : workshop summary / Samantha Chao, Karen Anderson, and Lyla Hernandez, rapporteurs ; Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation, Roundtable on Health Disparities, Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Health Care Services, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation.

Contributor:

Chao, Samantha.

Anderson, Karen, 1948-

Hernandez, Lyla M.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Planning Committee for a Workshop on Promoting Health Quality: Quality Improvement in Underserved Populations and Areas.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Disparities.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services accessibility--Congresses.

Health services accessibility.

Equality--Health aspects--Congresses.

Equality.

Public health administration--Congresses.

Public health administration.

Medical policy--Social aspects--Congresses.

Medical policy.

Medical care--Quality control.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To receive the greatest value for health care, it is important to focus on issues of quality and disparity, and the ability of individuals to make appropriate decisions based on basic health knowledge and services. The Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation, the Roundtable on Health Disparities, and the Roundtable on Health Literacy jointly convened the workshop "Toward Health Equity and Patient-Centeredness: Integrating Health Literacy, Disparities Reduction, and Quality Improvement" to address these concerns. During this workshop, speakers and participants explored how equity in care delivered and a focus on patients could be improved.

Contents:

Introduction

Opportunity at the intersection of quality improvement, disparities reduction, and health literacy

Building the foundation for integrating health literacy, disparities reduction, and quality improvement in health and health care

Integration at the practitioner level

Breakout groups

Policy issues of integration

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-77).

ISBN:

9786612083600

9780309177535

0309177537

9781282083608

1282083600

9780309127509

0309127505

OCLC:

649900747