Entry point: Engaging Patients and their Loved Ones in the Ultimate Conversation

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 203-206

  Bisognano, Maureen ^a   Goodman, Ellen ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b Conversation Project ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONVERSATION; DECISION MAKING; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS CANCER; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLISHING; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84874764499     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1174     Document Type: Article

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