Increasing Patient Activation to Improve Health and Reduce Costs

Judith's power point  Presentation from this seminar is now available.

Abstract:
In this presentation I will review the evidence about what patient and consumer activation entails, how it is measured, and what we have learned about patients at different levels of activation. I will elaborate on the research that indicates that activation levels are predictive of health behaviors, health status, health care utilization and costs. Further, I will review the strategies that have been shown to be effective in increasing activation in patients. Finally, I will discuss how the research results are informing approaches for improving care.


Presenter:
Judith Hibbard is a Senior Researcher and Professor at the University of Oregon. Over the last 28 years she has focused her research on consumer choices and behavior in health care. She has a particular interest in testing approaches that give patients more knowledge and control over their health and health care. Her studies examine such topics as: how consumers understand and use health care information, how health literacy affects choices, enrollee behavior within consumer driven health plans, and assessments of patient and consumer activation She is the lead author of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM). Prof. Hibbard advises many health care organizations, foundations, and initiatives. She has served on several advisory panels and commissions, including the National Advisory Counsel for AHRQ, the National Health Care Quality Forum, United Health Group Physician Advisory Panel, and a National Advisory Council for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Prof. Hibbard holds a masters degree in Public Health from UCLA and her doctoral degree is from the School of Public Health at the University of California at Berkeley.