Improving Health Literacy Could Prevent Nearly 1 Million Hospital Visits and Save Over $25 Billion a Year

This research brief uses the Rand Population-based Health Literacy Prediction Model to assess the prevalence of people with health literacy levels in counties and states within the US. The brief also demonstrates how health literacy levels can impact the health outcomes and costs in a senior population. Recommendations for improving health literacy (understandability and actionability) are presented.
#FinancialCaseforOrganizationalHealthLiteracy

Organizational Systems and Policies

Topic: Financial Case for Organizational Health Literacy

Audience: Organizational Leaders and Administrators, Policymakers and Government Professionals

Setting: Hospitals and Health Systems, Health Plans and Insurance Organizations, Government and Policy Settings

Level: Applied

financial case for organizational health literacy