WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phreesia is very pleased to announce that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has included the Patient Activation Measure Performance Measure ...

A growing body of research shows that patients who are more “activated”—that is, motivated to take control of their health and health care—have better outcomes and lower health care costs than do less ...

Today, an important question about the value of patient activation was answered in a new study published in the March issue of Health Affairs: Can increases in patient activation improve health ...

The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a standardized instrument that assesses an individual's knowledge, ability, skills, and confidence in self-managing chronic medical conditions. A study ...

Increased levels of patient engagement through patient activation improve outcomes as well as lower healthcare costs, according to a study published in Health Affairs. Researchers, led by Jessica ...

The Patient Activation Measure describes an individual’s knowledge, ability, skills, and confidence in self-managing chronic conditions. A recent study examined the measure’s relevance for patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Barnes and colleagues used a validated instrument called the Patient Activation Measure to assess patients’ ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The intervention improved depression, meditation and use of exercise in participants. Such interventions in ...

Higher patient activation, or a patient’s beliefs, confidence-level, actions and perseverance in bettering his or her health, is linked to lower rates of healthcare utilization, better outcomes and ...

Current policies aimed at improving the quality of health care in the United States have fallen short. However, a novel approach to achieving quality outcomes tested by the Center for Medicare and ...

Are you keeping up with all of the buzz about patient activation and patient engagement? Whether you are perusing the 2014 Impact Legislation Proposed Rules, browsing the AARP website, or taking a ...

It’s self-evident that people who ‘look after themselves’ whether in terms of (for instance) managing diet, activity levels, stress or indeed managing their clinical conditions tend to enjoy better ...