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Int J Pediatr Adolesc Med
September 2015
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
Twenty-first century health care has evolved into a patient-centred enterprise that has changed the relationship between doctors and patients. Society now sets a high expectation for clinicians not only to impart knowledge to people about their illnesses and prescribe treatments to improve their clinical conditions but also to work with patients to ensure that the treatments are acceptable to ensure the patients' adherence to the recommendations. Most physicians are not trained for this change, but the principles of patient engagement can help clinicians meet these new challenges and perform well on measures of patient satisfaction and compliance with care recommendations.
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March 2015
The University of Tennessee, The Institute for Healthcare Quality Research and Education, 2120 River Sound Dr., Knoxville TN 37922, United States.
The era of value-based care has engulfed healthcare delivery systems around the world. Pediatricians are especially challenged by constrained resources for providing care to our vulnerable population, and methods for achieving value for children through improved quality and reduced cost of care are crucial for success. This paper examines the use of measures to determine the two components of the value proposition: quality and cost.
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