by Jenny Leese | Aug 4, 2017
Abstract Summary: Patient engagement occurs when patients actively collaborate in health research in ways that are meaningful to them. Resources to facilitate patient engagement have been developed, but their approach is mainly toward building competencies in the...
by Martha Staeheli | Feb 13, 2017
Abstract Summary: Urban, underserved populations experience significant disparities in the screening, prevention, and treatment of chronic disease. Electronic risk screening provides one method of eliminating disparities in the identification of risks, while limiting...
by Roger Harvey Bernier | May 22, 2014
Editors’ Note: This article is one of two companion papers published simultaneously in this Journal. Both papers examine a CDC initiative on public engagement and public policy decision making. Abstract Summary: Between 2005 and 2009, a new model for decision-focused...
by Roger Harvey Bernier | May 22, 2014
Editors’ Note: This article is one of two companion papers published simultaneously in this Journal. Both papers examine a CDC initiative on public engagement and public policy decision making. Abstract Summary: A public engagement initiative was undertaken in 2001 to...
by Jonathan Sprague | Jun 12, 2013
Abstract Summary: Many health care organizations release test results to outpatients through an online patient portal. However, there are no reports in the literature about the immediate release of online test results to patients who are in the hospital. We report an...
by Kelly McQuillen | Feb 27, 2013
Abstract Summary: Over the past decade, there have been many efforts to improve public engagement in health care. British Columbia (BC) began one such effort, called Patients as Partners, in 2008. Patients as Partners seeks to increase individuals’ engagement in their...
