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Patients charting the course : citizen engagement and the learning health system : workshop summary /

"As past, current, or future patients, the public should be the health care system's unwavering focus and serve as change agents in its care. Taking this into account, the quality of health care should be judged not only by whether clinical decisions are informed by the best available scie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care
Otros Autores: Olsen, LeighAnne, Saunders, Robert S., McGinnis, J. Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011.
Colección:Learning healthcare system series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"As past, current, or future patients, the public should be the health care system's unwavering focus and serve as change agents in its care. Taking this into account, the quality of health care should be judged not only by whether clinical decisions are informed by the best available scientific evidence, but also by whether care is tailored to a patient's individual needs and perspectives. However, too often it is provider preference and convenience, rather than those of the patient, that drive what care is delivered. As part of its Learning Health System series of workshops, the Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care hosted a workshop to assess the prospects for improving health and lowering costs by advancing patient involvement in the elements of a learning health system"--Publisher's description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 310 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309149945
0309149940
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9781283311854
9786613311856
6613311855