Patient-centered care has been getting a lot of attention as the healthcare industry focuses on the Triple Aim of delivering better health outcomes, improving patient experience, and reducing the cost ...

Understanding the perspectives of clinicians and administrators who are leaders in implementing patient-centeredness in accountable care organizations can help point the way toward implementation by ...

Patient-centered care (as it is described by doctors) or person-centered care (the phrase-more frequently used in non-medical settings) is one of those concepts everyone supports--except when it comes ...

The process for delivering quality care — and the patient that receives it — have both changed dramatically in recent years. Increasingly, hospitals are challenged to adapt traditional in-patient ...

Adult cardiovascular care centered on the patient can improve individuals' experiences and their medical outcomes, according to a new American Heart Association Scientific Statement published today in ...

The phrase “patient-centered care” is in vogue, but its meaning is poorly understood. This article describes patient-centered care, why it matters, and how policy makers can advance it in practice.

For decades, we have discussed the importance of patient-centered care. Value-based care (VBC) models often incorporate this concept, but achieving it remains a challenge. In recent years, we have ...

The healthcare sector is experiencing a paradigm shift in how doctors treat patients today. That’s according to Terry O’Malley, MD, an internist and geriatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital. The ...

What is patient-centered care and what research demonstrates it is better for physicians as well as for patients? On behalf of Medscape, Randall F. White, MD, interviewed Tom Delbanco, MD, Professor, ...

Person-centred care (also known as patient-centred care) is the philosophy of giving power back to patients and putting them “at the centre” of care. As a health services researcher working with an ...

In August, Mountain States Healthcare Alliance, a 13-hospital integrated healthcare delivery system based in Johnson City, Tenn., received the 2012 National Quality Healthcare Award from the National ...