Issue of the Month: Health Literacy--A Quality and Patient Safety Imperative

Several prominent organizations have sought to define health literacy and quantify the impact low literacy has on health care. Still, there is no clear next step for those looking to intervene and affect health outcomes. Read more »

Case Study: Iowa's Health Literacy Collaborative Is Transforming Patient–Provider Communication

Iowa's largest integrated health care system converted health literacy research into practice and policy by using multidisciplinary teams to implement proven interventions and tools throughout its organization. Read more »

News Briefs

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Recent Publications of Note

Selected articles on quality improvement from a number of journals, including the American Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, BMJ, Health Affairs, Health Services Research, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of Patient Safety, Journal of Safety and Quality in Health Care, Medical Care, The Milbank Quarterly, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Pediatrics. The articles are nominated by Editorial Advisory Board members from a preselected list. Read more »

Editorial Advisory Board and Team

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