Using Health Literacy to Improve Emergency Department Discharge

Patients with limited health literacy often fail to understand verbal and written discharge instructions, and they frequently return to the emergency department (ED) for care. Patients returning to the ED and 30-day readmission rate are core quality performance measures. The purpose of this project...

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Main Author: Ortiz, Alicia
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: ScholarWorks 2017
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3716
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4819&context=dissertations