AHRQ Patient and Family Engagement Guide Offers Strategies to Improve Quality and Safety

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety, a tested, evidence-based resource designed to help hospitals work as partners with patients and families to improve quality and safety. To help facilities get started, the guide contains information on how patient and family engagement can benefit hospitals, how senior hospital leadership can promote patient and family engagement, and how to select, implement, and evaluate the strategies presented in the guide.