This white paper was produced on behalf of the NNPQC Patient and Family Engagement Affinity Group, with leadership from LaToshia Rouse, CD/PCD(DONA); Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS, FACOG; and Brenda Barker, MEd, MBA. The paper outlines the need for Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) to measure community and patient engagement, describes the benefits of doing so, and explores how a structured measurement framework can guide teams toward meaningful and transformative engagement.
Click here to learn more about the Community, Patient, and Family Engagement Framework. This framework can be used by PQCs to measure their engagement with community members, patients, and family partners in PQC quality improvement work. Page 8 includes supporting resources shared out by the NNPQC Patient and Family Engagement Affinity Group.