Demographic Characteristics Among Members of Patient Family Advisory Councils at a Pediatric Health System

Patient Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) are groups of patients, families, and clinical health system leaders collaborating to improve the quality, safety, and experience of care. Best practices encourage PFAC membership to reflect the diversity of the communities served. A cross-sectional survey wa...

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Autores principales: Amanda Montalbano MD, MPH, FAAP, Sheryl Chadwick BS, DeeJo Miller BA, Kathryn Taff MBA, MHA, CPXP, Evelyn Donis De Miranda BHS, Kimberly Pina MPH, Andrea Bradley-Ewing MPA, MA
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:123384c4af7e49e88a03870dfd3370e82021-11-05T22:03:34ZDemographic Characteristics Among Members of Patient Family Advisory Councils at a Pediatric Health System2374-374310.1177/23743735211049680https://doaj.org/article/123384c4af7e49e88a03870dfd3370e82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/23743735211049680https://doaj.org/toc/2374-3743Patient Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) are groups of patients, families, and clinical health system leaders collaborating to improve the quality, safety, and experience of care. Best practices encourage PFAC membership to reflect the diversity of the communities served. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from September 2019 to January 2020 collecting demographic characteristics of the members of a pediatric health system's 17 PFACs. Of the 93 respondents (71.5%), notable inequities were racial (4.8% adult PFAC members vs. 17.4% patients were Black) and financial (adult PFAC median annual income was >$100,000 compared to the community median $77,589). The governing family advisory board used this information to codesign interventions to achieve the ideal state of inclusive excellence by identifying barriers for participation for the Black community, recruiting and retaining diverse board members, and continuous monitoring to maintain a diverse board representation.Amanda Montalbano MD, MPH, FAAP Sheryl Chadwick BSDeeJo Miller BA Kathryn Taff MBA, MHA, CPXP Evelyn Donis De Miranda BHSKimberly Pina MPHAndrea Bradley-Ewing MPA, MASAGE PublishingarticleMedicine (General)R5-920ENJournal of Patient Experience, Vol 8 (2021)
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Amanda Montalbano MD, MPH, FAAP
Sheryl Chadwick BS
DeeJo Miller BA
Kathryn Taff MBA, MHA, CPXP
Evelyn Donis De Miranda BHS
Kimberly Pina MPH
Andrea Bradley-Ewing MPA, MA
Demographic Characteristics Among Members of Patient Family Advisory Councils at a Pediatric Health System
description Patient Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) are groups of patients, families, and clinical health system leaders collaborating to improve the quality, safety, and experience of care. Best practices encourage PFAC membership to reflect the diversity of the communities served. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from September 2019 to January 2020 collecting demographic characteristics of the members of a pediatric health system's 17 PFACs. Of the 93 respondents (71.5%), notable inequities were racial (4.8% adult PFAC members vs. 17.4% patients were Black) and financial (adult PFAC median annual income was >$100,000 compared to the community median $77,589). The governing family advisory board used this information to codesign interventions to achieve the ideal state of inclusive excellence by identifying barriers for participation for the Black community, recruiting and retaining diverse board members, and continuous monitoring to maintain a diverse board representation.
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author Amanda Montalbano MD, MPH, FAAP
Sheryl Chadwick BS
DeeJo Miller BA
Kathryn Taff MBA, MHA, CPXP
Evelyn Donis De Miranda BHS
Kimberly Pina MPH
Andrea Bradley-Ewing MPA, MA
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Sheryl Chadwick BS
DeeJo Miller BA
Kathryn Taff MBA, MHA, CPXP
Evelyn Donis De Miranda BHS
Kimberly Pina MPH
Andrea Bradley-Ewing MPA, MA
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title Demographic Characteristics Among Members of Patient Family Advisory Councils at a Pediatric Health System
title_short Demographic Characteristics Among Members of Patient Family Advisory Councils at a Pediatric Health System
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title_fullStr Demographic Characteristics Among Members of Patient Family Advisory Councils at a Pediatric Health System
title_full_unstemmed Demographic Characteristics Among Members of Patient Family Advisory Councils at a Pediatric Health System
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