Open AccessOriginal Research: Assessing Organizational Focus on Health Literacy in North Texas Hospitals
Author(s) -
Carol J. Howe,
Tracine Adame,
Brennan Lewis,
Teresa Wagner
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american journal of nursing/american journal of nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.23
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1538-7488
pISSN - 0002-936X
DOI - 10.1097/01.naj.0000723424.47838.4d
Subject(s) - health literacy , health care , health promotion , nursing , workforce , psychology , literacy , focus group , hrhis , medical education , medicine , public health , political science , business , marketing , pedagogy , law
In 2012, the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy established 10 attributes of a health literate health care organization that, if instated, would improve health information and empower patients to make more informed health decisions. Few studies have assessed how well organizations meet these attributes.