Harnessing the Consumer Movement
Authors: Catherine M. DesRoches, Liz Salmi
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Editorials4 December 2018Harnessing the Consumer MovementCatherine M. DesRoches, DrPH and Liz SalmiCatherine M. DesRoches, DrPHHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (C.M.D.)Search for more papers by this author and Liz SalmiOpenNotes, Sacramento, California (L.S.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-2947 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In this issue, an American College of Physicians (ACP) position paper on Principles for Patient and Family Partnership in Care moves beyond longstanding rhetoric urging clinicians to become more “patient-centered” and calls for an aggressive turn toward true partnership (1). The ACP recommends that patients and families work closely with clinicians to improve medical education and health care systems. The paper cites ample evidence that such partnerships benefit patients and clinicians alike and argues that attention to dignity and respect may improve health outcomes, adherence to care plans, efficiency, and patient and clinician satisfaction.Why has practice not adopted such ...References1. Nickel WK, Weinberger SE, Guze PA; Patient Partnership in Healthcare Committee of the American College of Physicians. Principles for patient and family partnership in care: an American College of Physicians position paper. Ann Intern Med. 2018;169:796-9. doi:10.7326/M18-0018 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Delbanco T, Walker J, Bell SK, Darer JD, Elmore JG, Farag N, et al. Inviting patients to read their doctors' notes: a quasi-experimental study and a look ahead. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:461-70. [PMID: 23027317]. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-157-7-201210020-00002 LinkGoogle Scholar3. Ku B, Shah A, Rosen P. Making design thinking a part of medical education. NEJM Catalyst. 30 June 2016. Accessed at https://catalyst.nejm.org/making-design-thinking-part-medical-education on 21 October 2018. Google Scholar4. Neuwirth EB, Bellows J, Jackson AH, Price PM. How Kaiser Permanente uses video ethnography of patients for quality improvement, such as in shaping better care transitions. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012;31:1244-50. [PMID: 22665836] doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0134 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Delbanco S, Delbanco T. Technology and transparency: empowering patients and clinicians to improve health care value. Ann Intern Med. 2018;168:585-6. [PMID: 29507941]. doi:10.7326/M17-3269 LinkGoogle Scholar6. Mafi JN, Gerard M, Chimowitz H, Anselmo M, Delbanco T, Walker J. Patients contributing to their doctors' notes: insights from expert interviews. Ann Intern Med. 2018;168:302-5. [PMID: 29132154]. doi:10.7326/M17-0583 LinkGoogle Scholar7. Avorn J, Soumerai SB. Improving drug-therapy decisions through educational outreach. A randomized controlled trial of academically based “detailing”. N Engl J Med. 1983;308:1457-63. [PMID: 6406886] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (C.M.D.)OpenNotes, Sacramento, California (L.S.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M18-2947.Corresponding Author: Catherine M. DesRoches, DrPH, Harvard Medical School, 133 Brookline Avenue, 2nd Floor Annex, Boston, MA 02215; e-mail, [email protected]harvard.edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. DesRoches and Ms. Salmi: Harvard Medical School, 133 Brookline Avenue, 2nd Floor Annex, Boston, MA 02215.This article was published at Annals.org on 27 November 2018. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPrinciples for Patient and Family Partnership in Care: An American College of Physicians Position Paper Wendy K. Nickel , Steven E. Weinberger , Phyllis A. Guze , and Metrics Cited byPatients as diagnostic collaborators: sharing visit notes to promote accuracy and safety 4 December 2018Volume 169, Issue 11Page: 812-813KeywordsCommunication in health careDisclosureElectronic medical recordsHealth careHealth care sectorInternetMedical educationPatient advocacyPatients ePublished: 27 November 2018 Issue Published: 4 December 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...