Right Question Institute
Effective Patient Strategy
An Evidence-Based Approach to Patient Activation
The Right Question Effective Patient Strategy makes it possible for all patients, no matter their level of education, to more effectively:
- partner with healthcare providers
- participate in decisions that affect them
- navigate the healthcare system
- take more ownership of their own health
The Right Question Effective Patient Strategy™ (RQ-EPS™) can be easily integrated into regular interactions with patients and existing opportunities for patient education. Health educators and providers and support staff can use the Right Question Strategy to:
- Teach patients how to generate and prioritize their questions and focus on decisions about healthcare concerns and treatment
- Encourage reluctant and hesitant patients to ask their questions
- Support patient efforts to participate more actively in their own healthcare
- Promote more patient-provider shared decision-making
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RQ-EPS Successes in Community Health Settings:
Two studies in urban community health settings showed marked increases in patient activation. One of the studies found that those patients who began at the lowest levels of the Patient Activation Measure® (PAM®) scores saw the greatest improvement following use of the RQ-EPS.
Learn more about the Right Question Effective Patient Strategy and its successful application by visiting our Healthcare Resources pages below:
Activating Community Health Center Patients » Patient Activation in Mental Health Care »
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