Patient Engagement in Primary Care

Manasi A. Tirodkar, Ph.D., M.S. (National Committee for Quality Assurance), Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, Ph.D. (SUNY University at Buffalo), and Rebecca Malouin, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Michigan State University and Great Lakes Research Into Practice Network PBRN) describe patient engagement in primary care. This expert panel discusses the engagement of patients and families in the medical home (including the pediatric medical home), the development of the Patient Voices Network, and the impact that activated patients can have on research, quality improvement efforts, and the delivery of primary care.

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