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Partnering with Patients and Families to Design a Patient- and Family-Centered Health Care System: Recommendations and Promising Practices
Johnson B, Abraham M, Conway J, Simmons L, Edgman-Levitan S, Sodomka P, Schlucter J, Ford D. Partnering with Patients and Families to Design a Patient- and Family-Centered Health Care System: Recommendations and Promising Practices. Bethesda, Maryland: Institute for Family-Centered Care and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement; April 2008.

This publication, with funding support from the California HealthCare Foundation, highlights examples of best practices from hospitals, ambulatory programs, medical and nursing schools, funders of health care, patient- and family-led organizations, and other health care entities. These organizations are making exemplary progress in partnering with patients and families to enhance quality and safety and to improve the experience of care. The key recommendations emerged from a unique meeting convened by the Institute for Family-Centered Care in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [see Partnering with Patients and Families to Design a Patient- and Family-Centered Health Care System: A Roadmap for the Future].



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