Interactive Care Model: More Effectively Engaging Patients & Family in their Care

Karen N. Drenkard, PhD, RN, NE-BA, Senior Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer at GetWellNetwork, shares phases of an interactive care model engaging both the patient and the clinician one conversation at a time. While much has been written about the need for patient and family engagement, this model is a new approach on the “how.”
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