October Provides the Opportunity to Celebrate Patient-Centered Health Care

October is Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month, providing
an opportunity for Pennsylvania hospitals, patients, and families
to celebrate the strides made in creating a health care culture
that honors patient choice and encourages patient and
family engagement (PFE).

HAP has become a recognized leader in fostering improved patient engagement in Pennsylvania.

Working with the HAP Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC), created in 2013, and the first hospital association-sponsored PFAC in the country, as well as Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) hospitals, HAP is helping hospitals incorporate principles of patient-centered care into quality improvement projects.

Pennsylvania hospitals, patients, and families are encouraged to celebrate Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month by working together to create a health care culture where patients are at the center of their care. There are many resources available:

-Patients and families are encouraged to learn how to engage in their own health care with HAP’s online information and videos and the AARP documentMoving Toward Person-and-Family-Centered Care.
-Providers are encouraged to review the online HAP resources for improving the patient experience, and the online Beryl Institute resources.

If you have a passion for improving health care and the patient experience, consider becoming a member of the HAP PFAC.
Additional information regarding PFAC membership and all of HAP’s PFE efforts may be had by contacting Janette Bisbee.


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