Health Affairs Issue Features AHRQ-Funded Research on Consumer Engagement

April’s themed issue of Health Affairs examines consumers’ use of evidence in making health care decisions. It features four articles by AHRQ-funded researchers on consumer engagement in health care, including patient-reported outcomes, public deliberation and public reporting. Access abstracts to the four articles:

Incorporating Patient-Reported Outcomes Into Health Care To Engage Patients and Enhance Care;
Understanding an Informed Public’s Views on the Role of Evidence in Making Health Care Decisions;
Use of Nursing Home Compare Website Appears Limited by Lack of Awareness and Initial Mistrust of the Data; and
When Patients Customize Nursing Home Ratings, Choices and Rankings Differ From the Government’s Version.

In addition, the issue features a personal narrative from Cindy Brach, MPP, a senior health policy researcher at AHRQ, titled Even In An Emergency, Doctors Must Make Informed Consent An Informed Choice. Read an AHRQ Views blog post from AHRQ Acting Director Sharon B. Arnold, Ph.D., about this research.