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February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study explored the distribution of decision aids—an important first step toward patient engagement, but one that cannot be equated with actual use of the aids.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The report profiles a program at Temple University that aimed to increase the availability of highly trained medical translators. Temple University was one of 10 sites across the country awarded grants under the RWJF initiative Hablamos Juntos.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result
The nonprofit American Academy on Physician and Patient held a two-day workshop, the Doctor-Patient Collaborative Workshop, November 10-11, 2000, in Bethesda, Md.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This framework provides a way for policy-makers and others to “make sense” out of the many national and local efforts to engage consumers in their own health care.
August 16, 2004 | Program Result
In 1999, the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine held a conference examining how a new group of hospital-based physicians, called "hospitalists," are affecting the patient-provider relationship.
July 11, 2008 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2001, researchers at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine examined how patients' requests for medications, tests and other health care services influence physician behavior in a managed care practice.
April 1, 2013 | Report
More than 8 out of 10 adults over age 40—including employees—are making decisions about their health and health care on a regular basis
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors discuss the positive outcomes from a year-long experimental study, OpenNotes, where patients could access their doctor’s notes.
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This editorial discusses OpenNotes, an experiment where patients were allowed to access their primary care providers’ electronic notes via patient portals.
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This article could help drive a culture of more transparency between patients and providers, enabling two-way communication that levels the proverbial playing field.