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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825524803321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

0-309-17753-7

1-282-08360-0

9786612083600

0-309-12750-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (101 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChaoSamantha

AndersonKaren <1948->

HernandezLyla M

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Health services accessibility

Equality - Health aspects

Public health administration

Medical policy - Social aspects

Medical care - Quality control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-77).

Nota di contenuto

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.