Articles by Kim M. Nazi, Ph.D.

Dr. Nazi is a senior analyst for the Veterans and Consumers Health Informatics Office within the Veterans Health Administration. She is a board certified healthcare executive (FACHE) and completed her PhD in Sociology and Communication in May 2012 focused on PHR portals.

The Roles of Health Literacy, Numeracy, and Graph Literacy on the Usability of the VA’s Personal Health Record by Veterans

Abstract Personal Health Records (PHRs) that are tethered to electronic medical health systems are applications that can significantly enhance patients’ health and health care. The primary aim of this research was to examine the roles of health literacy, numeracy ability, and graph literacy in enabling a group of veterans to perform health-management tasks using My […] [Read More]