Patient-reported health literacy scores are associated with readmissions following surgery

Health literacy (HL) impacts medical care. We hypothesized that patients with low HL would have higher readmission rates following surgery.

Source: American Journal of Surgery - July 6, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Samantha Baker, Emily Malone, Laura Graham, Elise Dasinger, Tyler Wahl, Ashley Titan, Joshua Richman, Laurel Copeland, Edith Burns, Jeffrey Whittle, Mary Hawn, Melanie Morris Source Type: research