Involving those closest to the patient can improve outcomes

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/print/MAG-250888/A-Focus-on-Family

To improve outcomes and increase satisfaction among patients in a variety of settings, Anthony M. DiGioia, MD, medical director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's (UPMC) Innovation Center and a practicing orthopedic surgeon, has found an inexpensive but powerful tool: incorporating a patient's family into what he calls the "care experience home."

Topics: Community Health, Family, Health Care