How to Get Started Resources
Advancing the Practice of Patient- and Family-Centered Ambulatory Care: How to Get Started.
What is patient- and family-centered ambulatory care? Why does it matter? How does it fit with our overall mission? And finally, what can our practice or organization do to advance the practice of patient- and family-centered care? Where do we start? Advancing the Practice of Patient- and Family-Centered Ambulatory Care: How to Get Started. was developed to provide answers to these questions. Download this resource.
Ted Eytan, MD, Medical Director of Health Informatics and Web Services, in the Quality & Informatics Division of Group Health is a Family Physician and Patient Empowerment Advocate. He is on sabbatical leave from, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, and spending time in Washington DC. He is one of the developers and principal bloggers for Patient Centered Health Information Technology.
Read Ted's January 9th blog about patient- and family centered primary care: ".....there is always someone else or others supporting patients that are not with them physically. This part isn't new, but my ability to support that vital group (families and community) is. What I do, then, is use the After Visit Summary to compose a letter to that person or people, with the patient helping me write it. The "letter" is printed out on the hard copy, and then permanently stored for viewing on the PHR of course... Read More