Health Literacy for Health Equity™ Insights

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Welcome to Health Literacy for Health Equity^TM Insights, the official blog of AHIMA Foundation, where subject matter expert professionals share their perspectives on a wide variety of topics relating to consumer health information access, understanding, and use for better health outcomes.

Mental Health Screening Tools Yield Powerful Data

04/11/2023

John Letter

CEO, Proem Behavioral Health

How AI Tools Can Support Digital Accessibility Initiatives in Healthcare

04/10/2023

Ran Ronen

CEO, Equally AI

How a Social Worker Breaks Digital Health Information Barriers

03/14/2023

Megan McVane, LCSW, CHQP

Director, AHIMA Foundation

Understanding Health Data Will Improve Health Literacy

03/13/2023

Alvin C. Tanicala, MHA, RHIT

HIM Supervisor, Dignity Health

How to Build a Health Literate Organization

03/08/2023

Sierra Adler, MSc

Senior Copywriter, Fingerpaint

Laura Wilson, MEd

SVP, Director of Patient Health Experience, Fingerpaint

Changing the Face of Tech and Filling the Digital Skills Gap

02/14/2023

Annmarie Lanesey

Founder & CEO, CanCode Communities

Knowledge is Power When it Comes to Good Oral Health

02/08/2023

Vivian Vasallo

Executive Director, Delta Dental Institute

Digital Inclusion Informed By the History of Redlining

01/17/2023

Amy Sheon, PhD, MPH

Public Health Innovators, LLC

How Health Technology Navigators in Los Angeles’ Safety Net Bridge the Digital Divide

01/04/2023

Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS

Anshu Abhat, MD, MPH

Leveraging Healthcare Settings to Link Patients with the Affordable Connectivity Program

11/30/2022

Alister Martin, MD, MPP

CEO, A Healthier Democracy

Megan Amarbayan, MPP

Research Assistant, A Healthier Democracy

Obtaining Quality Healthcare through Patient and Caregiver Engagement

11/18/2022

Vera Rulon, MS, RHIT, FAHIMA

Tir Health Advisors LLC

College Health Center Websites Need Lower Reading Levels

11/16/2022

Alice M. Noblin, PhD, RHIA, CCS, PMP

Formula Shortage: Health Literacy’s Role in the Access to Infant Nutrition

11/10/2022

Amanda Baethke

Director of Corporate Development, Aeroflow Healthcare

Public Health, Literacy & Ethics for Population Health Improvement

10/18/2022

Andrea L. Lowe, MPH, CPH

Social Impact Studio Consulting, LLC

One Solution to Health Inequality: Accessible Data

10/05/2022

Pam Holt

U.S. General Manager, Briya

Health Literacy and Medicare: How Health Literacy Can Impact Older Adults’ Health Outcomes

09/19/2022

Christopher Ciano

President, Aetna Medicare, a CVS Health® company

Health Insurance Literacy for Medicare Beneficiaries: Open Enrollment

09/14/2022

Lindsay Malzone

Medicare expert, Medigap.com

Telehealth Readiness: Developing Northstar’s Digital Literacy Assessment

09/02/2022

Theresa Sladek, MA

National Partnerships and Northstar Business Specialist, Literacy Minnesota

Equitable Care for Patients with Disabilities Starts with Documentation in the EHR

08/31/2022

Megan Morris, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP

Founder and Director, Disability Equity Collaborative

History of Medical Records: A New Resource for Public Health Students

08/26/2022

Bridget Lindgren

Intern, AHIMA Foundation

Why HI Professionals Should Champion Digital Accessibility to Health Information

08/22/2022

Aurae Beidler, MHA, RHIA, CHC, CHPS

How a Health Literacy Specialist Provides Value

07/21/2022

Michael Villaire, MSLM

President/CEO, Institute for Healthcare Advancement

Health Data Confidentiality Requires Health Information Literacy

07/06/2022

Amanda Krupa, MSc

Director, AHIMA Foundation

The Essential Elements of Every Provider’s Mission

06/20/2022

David Muntz, CHCIO, FCHIME, LCHIIME, FHIMSS