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Editor's Page| Volume 23, ISSUE 11, P775-776, November 2017

The Next Blockbuster Drug?

      Welcome to the JCF's mini-focus issue on Patient Engagement. That raises an obvious question, though—what exactly is Patient Engagement? I recently asked five different colleagues this question, and as you may imagine, I got five somewhat different answers, including self-care, patient activation, better access to care, shared decision-making, and of course, Meaningful Use Criteria!
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