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Building Patient-Centeredness in the Real World: The Engaged Patient and the Accountable Care Organization

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

The accountable care organization began life as a catchphrase signifying a shift in the relationship between a hospital and its doctors. By forming an ACO, a hospital and medical staff shared clinical and financial responsibility for coordinating care to improve quality and lower costs. The patient's role was essentially passive, like a car door that ends up with fewer dents and nicks thanks to better management of the auto assembly line. Continue reading →

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[Mind The Gap] Shared Decision Making -- Not Ready for Prime Time -- Nor Evidently is Patient-centered Care

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

"When it comes to delivering truly patient-centered care...how are providers supposed to know when they have 'arrived'? According to Michael [Barry], MD, President of the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, providers will know they have achieved the 'pinnacle of patient-centered care' when they routinely engage their patients in shared decision-making (SDM)."

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[Los Angeles Times] The Doctor-patient Relationship is Evolving

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"'For most things, there's more than one reasonable choice,' says Dr. Michael Barry, a primary-care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and president of the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation."

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