Patient engagement: Four case studies that highlight the potential for improved health outcomes and reduced costs

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1627-1634

  Laurance, Jeremy ^a   Henderson, Sarah ^a,b   Howitt, Peter J ^a,b   Matar, Mariam ^c   Al Kuwari, Hanan ^d   Edgman Levitan, Susan ^b,e   Darzi, Ara ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QATAR FOUNDATION   (Qatar)

^c United Arab Emirates Genetic Disease Association   (United Arab Emirates)

^d HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; CHECKLIST; CONSANGUINITY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEWBORN; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BOSTON; CHECKLIST; CONSANGUINITY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL DISORDERS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84907057535     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0375     Document Type: Article

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