Patient engagement plays a critical role in transforming the way health care is delivered and in improving patient health outcomes. For this to happen, patients need to foster a trusted relationship with their primary care team.
Innovative practices have incorporated several strategies to boost patient engagement, including:
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An FDA expert panel chairman defies his own panel for endorsing an opioid painkiller | Stat | |
Paul Grundy Commentary to IOM Series: Bringing Knowledge Home | May 31, 2012 | |
Consumer Reports starts rating primary care practices | American Medical News | June 17, 2012 |
Geisinger, Merck partner on patient engagement | Healthcare IT News | June 18, 2012 |
Health technology and patient-centered principles shown to improve care | American Medical News | July 8, 2012 |
Medical Home is About Patients First | Health Leaders Media | September 27, 2012 |
Video - Medical Homes Take a Team Approach to Primary Care | NPR | February 4, 2013 |
Empathy: The Human Connection to Patient Care | HealthHub from Cleveland Clinic | March 4, 2013 |
Review: Is a patient-centered system the solution to health care insurance reform? | The Post and Courier | March 17, 2013 |
Poor 'Health Literacy' Keeps Patients From Taking Meds:In study, adults with diabetes who didn't grasp health info often skipped needed drugs | HealthDay | March 27, 2013 |