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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety

Decription

The Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety was developed by the for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to encourage patient and family involvement in healthcare quality and safety. This guide includes four key methods as follows:

• Encourage patients and family members to participate as advisers.
• Promote better communication among patients, family members, and health care professionals from the point of admission.
• Implement safe continuity of care by keeping the patient and family informed through nurse bedside change-of-shift reports.
• Engage patients and families in discharge planning throughout the hospital stay.

Citation

Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety [Text]. (n.d.). Retrieved April 2, 2019, from https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/index.html

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Patient & Family Engagement