The Patient Story is sometimesdark and sometimes light.

But both are needed for a masterpiece.

These paints are same colorThey are defined by their tone.They provide a scale of Value.

“During this hospital stay, how often was your pain well controlled?”

This is another scale of value.

“Truth is truth to the end of reckoning.”

Measurement cannot exist unless access is open and transparent, and this transparency must continue unto the end. In order to provide necessary data for evidence based medicinewe must reinstate a statistically significant autopsy rate.

In the United States; hospital autopsy rates of 60% in the 1950s fell to 12% in the early 1990s and less than 5% in nonteaching hospitals.*

Private autopsy services begin at $2,000.00 and are far out of reach of many consumers.In addition, studies find that there is disagreement between pre and post-mortem diagnoses in almost 30% of cases.

Patient stories are more than core measures, surveys and bar charts.

Patients can help

Family Caregiverscan help.

Fred was a “good” patient. He didn’t make waves. He didn’t complain.

Patients can join the

conversation using their own visuals andspeaking from the foundation of their own skill-set.

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When you invite us it changes the conversation

Everyone wants to be invited to play…

If we are not invited to speak with a provider, that doesn’t mean we stop talking.We just talk to the whole world.

Join a Walking Wall of Patient Stories

The Walking Gallery

Patients spend much of their days living in

Negative space.Instead of being the subjectof attention

We are often the space around The image of medicine.

The back ground The prop

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Street Art:The more stickers that are out there the more important it seems. The more important it seems, the more people want to know what it is.The more they ask they ask each other.

It gains real power from perceived power. -Shepard Fairey

We can redefine expectations of the role of art in medicine at every hospital, clinic and conference.

Sometimes we need to build bridges for better communication.

When we invite Moms and Dads, brothers and sisters to the table, we will have better outcomes emotionally and physically.

When everyone plays. Everyone wins.

Are you ready ? Art is what you make of it…

You can choose the role of art in medicine.

Choose wisely.

I hope to see you in the rabbit hole. ~ @ReginaHolliday