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.

Author/creator Institute of Medicine (U.S.).
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press,
Descriptionxvi, 85 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Medical care--Quality control.

Other author/creatorChao, Samantha.
Other author/creatorAnderson, Karen, 1948-
Other author/creatorHernandez, Lyla M.
Other author/creatorInstitute of Medicine (U.S.). Plannning Committee for a Workshop on Promoting Health Quality: Quality improvement in Underserved Populations and Areas.
Other author/creatorInstitute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Disparities.
Other author/creatorInstitute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy.
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 75-77).
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010286629
ISBN0309127491
ISBN9780309127493