The Limits of Patient Power: Examining active citizenship in Dutch health care

Modern health care policy is directed at giving patients an active role in health care instead of keeping them the passive recipients of care they used to be. Today, patients should be active participants in health care decision-making, making informed choices of health care providers, getting involved in shared decision-making with medical professionals, and participate in client councils and patient organisations. Much is expected from this policy. It would both democratise decision-making and increase the effectiveness of health care. Much time, money and energy have been spent on this type... Mehr ...