Patient and family empowerment as agents of ambulatory care safety and quality

BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 Jun;26(6):508-512. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005489. Epub 2016 Aug 24.

Authors

Debra L Roter¹, Jennifer Wolff², Albert Wu², Annegret F Hannawa³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³ Faculty of Communication Sciences, Center for the Advancement of Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (CAHQS), Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland.

PMID: 27558306
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005489

No abstract available

Keywords: Communication; Healthcare quality improvement; Patient safety; Patient-centred care.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Ambulatory Care / organization & administration*
Ambulatory Care / standards
Communication
Family / psychology*
Female
Humans
Male
Patient Participation / methods
Patient Safety / standards*
Patient-Centered Care / standards
Patients / psychology*
Power, Psychological
Quality of Health Care / organization & administration*
Quality of Health Care / standards
Time Factors