Patient and family advisory councils. The Massachusetts experience. Wachenheim D. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. December 8, 2015.

Patient and family advisory councils. The Massachusetts experience.

Wachenheim D. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. December 8, 2015.

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• Published December 2015

Patient and family advisory councils. The Massachusetts experience.

Wachenheim D. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. December 8, 2015.

Patient and family advisory councils are considered valuable method to help hospitals develop patient-centered safety strategies. In 2008, Massachusetts mandated that every hospital should have such a council in place. This magazine article discusses the 5-year evolution of the strategy and reveals insights regarding how states and organizations can learn from the Massachusetts experience to support wide-scale implementation of patient and family advisory councils.

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