Comments on: Patient Safety Week: New HCFA Webpage on Patient and Family Advisory Councils http://blog.hcfama.org/2010/03/13/patient-safety-week-new-hcfa-webpage-on-patient-and-family-advisory-councils/ The Ultimate Massachusetts Health Care Insider Information Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jim Conway http://blog.hcfama.org/2010/03/13/patient-safety-week-new-hcfa-webpage-on-patient-and-family-advisory-councils/#comment-2741 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:35:49 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=4377#comment-2741 Congratulations to the HCFA Consumer Council for this exceptional contribution in the spirit of “all teach, all learn.” This web site provides an outstanding resource for all the organizations in MA (and the nation) to inform and learn from the journey of others. For those still writing and posting their plans, it can provide example and help them draw courage as they move into this new powerful partnership.

This PFCC movement is just one more example from MA for people across the nation that health reform is much more than payment reform or coverage. It is the depth of “re-form” so well articulated by the IOM: designing and executing on a care sytem system organized around the patient that is safe, effective, patient centered, timely, effecient and equitable. Thanks to HCFA for continuing to guide the way and for the MA healthcare system for taking the journey.

Jim Conway,
Sr. Fellow, IHI
Member, MA Quality and Cost Council

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