Building meaningful partnerships with patients and families and other relevant stakeholders is at the heart of person-centered care. A national leader in identifying practical, concrete ways for healthcare professionals, researchers, and organizations to partner with patients, families, and other stakeholders, AIR developed the groundbreaking and widely cited framework for patient and family engagement published in Health Affairs.
Our Work
Clinicians, researchers, administrators, funders, and federal and state government agencies across the nation use AIR’s seminal research and tools, such as the Guide to Support Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety and the Roadmap to Patient and Family Engagement in Healthcare Practice and Research, to engage patients, caregivers, families, and others in increasing quality and safety, improving outcomes, and reducing costs.
AIR is a leader in engaging patients, clinicians, and others in healthcare research and measurement. AIR supported the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute in developing the Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research. AIR has also conducted a series of qualitative studies to explore the full extent of how engagement can influence or have an impact on studies and developed principles for systems (e.g., public health, healthcare, human and social services) and communities to use measurement as a tool to align decisions, policies, and practices toward better health.
