Patient empowerment can lead to improvements in health-care quality

Frederico C Guanais argues that the expansion of primary care in the Americas is not enough to guarantee quality and effectiveness of health services. He talks to Andréia Azevedo Soares.

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2017-07, Vol.95 (7), p.489-490
Main Author: Soares, Andreia Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Empowerment
Family physicians
Grass roots movement
Guanais, Frederico C
Health care
Health care delivery
Health care industry
Health care policy
Health services
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Humans
Infrastructure
Maternal & child health
Multivariate analysis
National health insurance
Patient Participation
Patient Satisfaction
Patients
Physicians
Power (Psychology)
Primary care
Public health
Quality assurance
Quality of care
Quality of Health Care - organization & administration
Quality of Health Care - standards
Reforms
Universal Coverage - organization & administration
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Summary:Frederico C Guanais argues that the expansion of primary care in the Americas is not enough to guarantee quality and effectiveness of health services. He talks to Andréia Azevedo Soares.
ISSN:0042-9686
1564-0604
DOI:10.2471/BLT.17.030717