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Collaboration is the Best Medicine: Bridging the Gap in Patient Participation
Published 9/23/2025 in SPM Blog
Doctor and Patient Participation
Healthcare works best when patients and providers work together as true partners. This fundamental principle of participatory medicine—where patients are active collaborators rather than passive recipients of care—has never been more important. Yet recent survey... read more ❯

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