The Patient’s Role in Achieving Value

The patient’s active involvement in improving his or her health status is critical to achieving the goal of high-quality, lower-cost care. Many provider organizations are experimenting with patient engagement tactics, and it is not yet clear which ones are effective. Indeed, not everyone even agrees what “patient engagement” means. (... continue reading this article)"

"WE CAN’T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCE WASTEFUL SPENDING, PATIENTS MUST BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN MONITORING THEIR HEALTH STATUS AND MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR CARE".