Event: Wed, Feb. 6 – New Era of Patient Engagement

Health Affairs is hosting a briefing called “New Era of Patient Engagement” that will examine the evidence of patient engagement in health care as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with it. The all-day event will explore topics raised in the Health Affairs February 2013 issue.

Date:
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Time:
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET

Location:
W Hotel Washington
515 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004

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Experts with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) are co-authors of two articles appearing in the latest issue of Health Affairs, a leading journal of health policy thought and research. One article offers the results of a review of health-related data now available and compares that with the information patients seek. The second article provides a policy framework for increasing the engagement of patients and their families in health care. The Affordable Care Act calls for increased public reporting on the cost and quality of health care services to encourage consumers to become more informed and engaged in their own health care decisions.

Kristin Carman and Jill Mathews Yegian, co-directors of AIR’s Health Policy and Research Group, will present their findings at the briefing. Carman will participate in a panel discussion on “An Overview of the Evidence and Potential for Patient Engagement” and Yegian in a panel on “Patient Engagement, Costs and Insurance.” AIR researchers Yegian, Carman, and Pam Dardess, and Maribeth Shannon of the California HealthCare Foundation wrote “Engaged Patients Will Need Comparative Physician-Level Quality Data and Information About Their Out-of-Pocket Costs.” AIR’s Carman, Dardess, and Maureen Maurer, as well as Shoshanna Sofaer of Baruch College of the City University of New York, Karen Adams of the National Quality Forum, and Christine Bechtel and Jennifer Sweeney of the National Partnership for Women and Families wrote “Patient And Family Engagement: A Framework For Understanding The Elements And Developing Interventions And Policies.”

Follow live Tweets from the event @HA_Events and information about patient and family engagement @AIR_Info and @Health_AIR.

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