September 18: Strengthening Partnerships with Patients and Families to Assess and Improve the Experience of Care
Date: September 18, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
This free virtual research meeting from AHRQ’s Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) program will focus on the integral role of patients and families in the development and implementation of care experience assessments and quality improvement strategies.
The CAHPS Research Meeting will share current research and best practices related to the following questions:
- How can creative participatory design methods strengthen patient and family involvement?
- What collaborative roles can patients and families play to better capture their healthcare experiences?
- How could various patient engagement strategies be used to collaboratively improve the design and effectiveness of CAHPS measurement tools?
- How can healthcare teams most effectively focus on the healthcare experiences that matter most to patients and families in quality improvement efforts?
- How can storytelling by patients be used to enhance understanding and empathy among healthcare providers, and also reduce harm?
Maura Cass, a former partner and head of Health at the award-winning global design firm IDEO, will present the keynote address entitled “Design With, Not For: Building Capacity for Meaningful, Human-Centered Design.”
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