Practical Followup Figure 1: A screenshot of a series of brief feedback interchanges between a physician and patient using HealthLoop.

Figure 1: A screenshot of a series of brief feedback interchanges between a physician and patient using HealthLoop.

Kathleen O'Malley | | August 29, 2012

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Participatory Medicine is a model of cooperative health care that seeks to achieve active involvement by patients, professionals, caregivers, and others across the continuum of care on all issues related to an individual's health. Participatory medicine is an ethical approach to care that also holds promise to improve outcomes, reduce medical errors, increase patient satisfaction and improve the cost of care. Learn more...

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