The Bright Side and the Dark Side of Patient Empowerment Co-creation and Co-destruction of Value in the Healthcare Environment /

• Main Author: Palumbo, Rocco (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
• Subjects: Business.; Health care management.; Health services administration.; Health promotion.; Health administration.; Business and Management.; Health Care Management.; Health Services Research.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Health Administration.

Patient empowerment as a key component in the future of healthcare systems is the focus of this concise in-depth analysis. It begins by defining patient empowerment as a collaborative partnership linking patients, providers, and systems, and examines the roles of health literacy, provider-patient an...

Table of Contents:

• Contextualizing Patient Empowerment
• The Bright Side of Patient Empowerment
• The Dark Side of Patient Empowerment.