Health Affairs October 16, 2024
Patient engagement in direct care, organizational design and governance, and policy making is critical to improving health care quality, efficiency, and population health. A growing body of evidence suggests that patient engagement can drive innovations in patient safety and quality improvement while mitigating rising health care costs.
The Policy And Equity Imperative For Patient And Family Advisory Councils
Patient and family advisory councils (PFACs) offer a valuable forum for patients and their families to engage directly with health systems leaders to improve quality of care at the organizational level. PFACs foster a culture of patient- and family-centered care and manage projects to improve patient communication, patient experience, and clinical spaces, among other aspects of care. Effective PFACs set annual agendas,...
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