Care Coordination and the Patient's Role in Shared Decision Making and Team Communication

 In this webinar, we explore the definition of the care team and care coordination as well as the key elements of care coordination within the PCMH. We will also talk about the patient’s perspective by reviewing Christine Bechtel’s research on patients and the delivery system as a whole – its challenges and potential solutions – including care coordination and the medical home.  

Melinda Abrams, MS

Vice President, Health Care Delivery System Reform Program, The Commonwealth Fund
Melinda K. Abrams, M.S., is Vice President of the Commonwealth Fund's Health Care Delivery System Reform Program. Since joining the Commonwealth Fund in 1997, Ms. Abrams has worked on the Task Force on Academic Health Centers, Commission on Women's Health, and most recently, the Child Development and Preventive Care programs. She played a lead role in conceptualizing and launching the Fund's Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) initiative, which awarded grants to state Medicaid programs to encourage innovation in the financing and delivery of preventive and developmental services provided to low-income, young children. Ms. read more

Christine Bechtel, MA

Chief Strategist, X4 Health
Christine Bechtel is a long time consumer advocate and the President & Chief Strategist of X4 Health, a purpose-driven organization focused on accelerating the Quadruple Aim in health care: better health, better care, lower costs and better experiences for patients and professionals. X4 Health clients range from primary care leaders and Quality Improvement Organizations to non-profit organizations and federally-funded innovation projects.   read more
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