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:
Title | Source | Date |
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Provider Payment Reform: Right Course, Wrong Students? | The Milbank Memorial Fund | September 24, 2018 |
Primary Care as Healthcare Infrastructure | Harvard Health Policy Review | October 5, 2018 |
Paging Dr. Facebook: How the social network could help doctors screen patients for depression | Los Angeles Times | October 15, 2018 |
Many U.S. adults confused about primary care, study shows | Medical Xpress | October 16, 2018 |
The (Family) Doctor Isn’t In: Millennials Are Rejecting Primary Care Physicians | Healthline | November 1, 2018 |
When Hospitals Merge to Save Money, Patients Often Pay More | New York Times | November 14, 2018 |
Primary care physician visits drop among patients with employer plans | November 19, 2018 | |
No More Lip Service; It’s Time We Fixed Primary Care (Part One) | Health Affairs | November 20, 2018 |
Americans pay top prices for health care and the bill keeps rising | The Baltimore Sun | January 7, 2019 |
Government Shutdown Curtails F.D.A. Food Inspections | New York Times | January 9, 2019 |