Exploration of encouragement for full-range patient engagement in a value-based healthcare perspective / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Value-based healthcare emphasizes the importance of taking patients′ needs and experiences into full consideration during the entire diagnosis and treatment process and providing patient-centered medical services, so as to improve population health and medical outcomes with manageable medical costs.From this perspective, it is particularly important to investigate how patients could take full advantage of their subjective value and central role to engage in healthcare-related activities. This article aims to summarize the concepts and specific pathways relevant to patient engagement in the entire healthcare process, and provide specific suggestions and recommendations on promoting participation in health self-monitoring, access to disease and consultation information, shared decision-making(SDM)between doctors and patients, patients for patient safety(PFPS), patient-reported outcomes(PROs), participation in self-management, and participation in patient organizations, etc. This article provided valuable reference and evidence on implementation of relevant medical practices and policies.