Patient Activation Mediates Health Literacy Associated with Hospital Utilization Among Whites

• Main Authors: Marjory Charlot (Author), Michael R. Winter (Author), Howard Cabral (Author), Michael S. Wolf (Author), Laura M. Curtis (Author), Amresh Hanchate (Author), Michael Paasche-Orlow (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SLACK Incorporated, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Reducing the 30-day hospital readmission rate is a national priority, and patient activation has emerged as a modifiable target to reduce hospital readmissions. Objective: Prior studies demonstrate that low patient activation and low health literacy are each associated with higher rates...