title: Patient-Provider Communication: the Rise of Patient Engagement.
abstract: To describe the changing dynamics of patient-provider communication with proposals for optimizing this important relationship.
  
  
  
  Current research, national programs and guidelines from the National Cancer Institute, the Commission on Cancer, the Institute of Medicine, and the Oncology Nursing Society.
  
  
  
  There are important opportunities to apply evidence-based strategies to optimize patient-provider communication that will result in improved health outcomes.
  
  
  
  Oncology nurses across all areas of practice, including clinical care, research, and education, can play a significant role in achieving the goal of positive health outcomes by addressing challenges that inhibit effective patient-provider communication.
authors.forename: Coretta M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Jenerette
authors.forename: Deborah K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010358:Patient Participation; D014481:United States
keywords: Patient-provider communication; engagement; oncology nursing