WASHINGTON DC ROUNDTABLE The Washington DC roundtable was the final destination on our global journey to co-create better healthcare systems. The keynote speaker, Ms. Susan Sheridan (profiled in an interview on page 144), became a passionate patient engagement advocate after her family suffered from no less than two major healthcare system failures. She is now Director of Patient Engagement at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, fighting for the creation of a safer healthcare system. Her story greatly influenced discussions at the roundtable with all participants engaging actively in developing new ways to overcome the known challenges of the healthcare system in the USA and identify the opportunities at hand.
THREE GLOBAL ROUNDTABLES In late 2014 and early 2015, DNV GL and Monday Morning Sustainia traveled to Shanghai, Brussels, and Washington DC to gain insights for this publication and start a conversation on challenges and opportunities for improving the quality of care in the healthcare systems of China, the EU and the USA. The guiding question for the roundtables was: HOW DO WE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE?
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