Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Toolkit
 
• Published March 2017

Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2017.

Patient engagement in the process of care is important to improve safety in primary care. This toolkit highlights handoffs, teach-back, tools to prepare patients for appointments, and brown-bag medication management as strategies to encourage patients and caregivers to participate in safety.

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