Healthcare IT News: Patient Empowerment

Patient empowerment is one of the core elements of patient-centered healthcare. It enables patients to have greater control over their healthcare decisions and actions (that are responsible for affecting their health). Empowerment in healthcare provides in different ways, such as delivering patient materials, involving patients in their treatment plans, ensuring patient engagement, and allowing patients to speak freely about their conditions, etc. Health policy in different countries is prioritizing patient empowerment and patient evaluations of healthcare for better patient outcomes.