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Align Care with
What Matters Most

Patient Priorities Care is an evidence-based approach for identifying patients’ health priorities and aligning decision-making and care to those priorities.

We believe patients

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are experts in what they want to achieve from their health care.

are experts in how to get them there.

And health care professionals

Identify health priorities anywhere, anytime

Our health priorities identification site, MyHealthPriorities.org, is free and open access for anyone to use.

More of the care patients want

Compared to usual care, Patient Priorities Care patients received care more aligned with their priorities.

What People are Saying

Patient Priorities Care has importance on multiple levels. It is imperative that we practice 4Ms care, and the “What Matters” M is the North Star in my view of the 4Ms. It’s well-aligned with everything we need to be doing that we’re currently not doing well in healthcare overall.”

Timothy Farrell, MD, AGSF

Associate Chief for Age-Friendly Care; Division of Geriatrics, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

It creates outcomes that are achievable and realistic that you can measure every time you see them.

Claire Davenport, MD, MS

Vice Chair of the Quality and Measurement Committee; American Geriatrics Society

Prior to PPC, patients with multiple comorbidities were running from pillar to post—many different visits, families having to take time off work, and many things being answered by a pill. Here is when we really asked not only what matters, but how can we simplify things? That freedom has brought great joy back into peoples’ lives, giving them permission to spend these years in the way that they would want.

Ardeshir Hashmi, MD

Chair for Geriatric Innovation and Section Chief; Geriatrics, Cleveland Clinic

Even though there is a learning curve, Patient Priorities Care actually takes less time. Health professionals can focus on what matters most to the patient.

Rafael Samper-Ternent, PhD

Lead Clinical Research & Innovations Core; Institute on Aging, UTHealth Houston

*Quotes edited for clarity.