What is Patient Engagement, Really?

Ask 10 people and get 20 answers...

What does the term Patient Engagement mean to you? To your work as a medical professional or patient advocate or to your life as a person we want to engage?

I’m asking seriously because on LinkedIn, where #patientengagement is a very popular hashtag, it seems there is little to no agreement on what it means. For some, it’s a method of increasing #customers; for others, a way to raise #patientsatisfaction scores; still others are hoping to teach patients how to advocate for themselves; or empower them; or make #shareddecisionmaking the gold standard. So, please, share your voice and comment below how you define the term. Let’s see if we can come to a consensus.

Keep it simple please. State your job/role and your definition. We can upvote with likes and other emoticons.

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