Money and Power Embrace Patient Engagement - Forbes

Money and Power Embrace Patient Engagement - Forbes

".... The broader concept of patient-centered care first gained widespread notice as a result of a 2001 Institute of Medicine report calling it one of six core goals of a 21st-century health care system. Patient-centeredness was defined as “care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions.” A 2012 IOM report got even more specific, endorsing “engaged, empowered patients” as part of a system “anchored on patient needs and perspectives” and promoting “patients, families and other caregivers as vital members of the continuously learning team.”
The formal title of that report was, “Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America.” Even the “goo-goos” of American medicine are following the money.