100876: Expanding Patient-Centered Care to Empower and Assist Providers

About the Course:

This course provides information on tools developed by AHRQ to help patients and providers make better decisions about health care. Tools described include patient questionnaires, a consumer survey, and publications on a variety of issues related to patient self-empowerment.

Author

Mark W. Stanton, M.A.

About the Authors:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about making better health care decisions. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Describe tools developed by AHRQ to help patients and providers make better health care decisions.

2. Explain how patients can feel more empowered about their health care when they are offered choices.

3. Be able to access continuing research regarding the advancement of patient care.