Hard-Wiring Engagement: Embedding Patient and Family Voice through Policy
2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT – This session brings the webinar series together by focusing on how organizations can hard-wire patient, family, and care partner engagement through organizational policy. Participants will explore policy levers, language, and governance strategies that support long-term sustainment of Domain #5 elements and ensure engagement is embedded in decision-making, accountability, and safety structures.
Learning Objectives:
• Explain how organizational policy can advance and sustain patient and family engagement
• Identify policy opportunities that reinforce CMS Patient Safety Structural Measures, Domain #5
• Describe next steps for translating engagement strategies into durable organizational practice
Part of the webinar series, Beyond the Checklist: Implementing and Sustaining Patient and Family Engagement in CMS Patient Safety Structural Measures, hosted by The Beryl Institute’s PX Policy Forum Board and the Global Patient and Family Advisory Board.
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