Toward Health Equity and Patient-Centeredness:
Integrating Health Literacy, Disparities Reduction, and Quality Improvement: Workshop Summary
Rapporteurs: Samantha Chao, Karen Anderson, and Lyla Hernandez
Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation;
Roundtable on Health Disparities; Roundtable on Health Literacy;
Available online at; http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12502
“….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.
During this workshop, speakers and participants explored how equity in care delivered and a focus on patients could be improved….”
“…..The workshop began with the presentation of a vision for integrating disparities reduction, health literacy, and quality improvement to achieve better outcomes, followed by a panel of speakers who addressed building a foundation for integration of these three areas. A second panel addressed using quality improvement as a tool to improve health literacy and reduce disparities at the practitioner level
Discussion Groups centered questions on:
• What specific activities could be undertaken to effectively integrate quality improvement, disparities reduction, and improved health literacy?
• How can such integration be more patient-centered?
• What systems integration and systems changes might be necessary to achieve greater patient-centeredness and equity?
A third panel discussed policy issues related to integration, including standards and priorities that could foster improvement in patient-centered care and equity; types of measures that could be developed to understand the contributions of health literacy and disparities reduction to improved quality; how efforts at integration could be evaluated; and issues of financing, education, and training….”
Content:
| 2 Opportunity at the Intersection of Quality Improvement, Disparities Reduction, and Health Literacy |
* * *
This message from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, is part of an effort to disseminate
information Related to: Equity; Health inequality; Socioeconomic inequality in health; Socioeconomic
health differentials; Gender; Violence; Poverty; Health Economics; Health Legislation; Ethnicity; Ethics;
Information Technology - Virtual libraries; Research & Science issues. [DD/ KMC Area]
“Materials provided in this electronic list are provided "as is". Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings
and interpretations included in the Materials are those of the authors and not necessarily of The Pan American
Health Organization PAHO/WHO or its country members”.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PAHO/WHO Website
Equity List - Archives - Join/remove: http://listserv.paho.org/Archives/equidad.html
IMPORTANT: This transmission is for use by the intended recipient and it may contain privileged, proprietary or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this transmission to the intended recipient, you may not disclose, copy or distribute this transmission or take any action in reliance on it. If you received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by email to infosec@paho.org, and please dispose of and delete this transmission. Thank you.
No comments:
Post a Comment