patient-centered care news from FierceHealthcare
NewsDocs not always honest with patients
Honesty is the best policy, but according to a survey published in the February Health Affairs, that's not necessarily the case in healthcare. In fact, many physicians don't always follow the Charter Read more...
Teaching patient-centered care a must for physicians, patients
Although much of the focus of competencies revolves around clinical abilities of physicians, there are other competencies to consider with other stakeholders in healthcare. "Patients need Read more...
Legal experts define patient-centered care
With patient-centeredness as the latest buzz word in health reform, many organizations know they are working toward the patient-centered goal but still question what it is exactly. Legal experts at Read more...
Patient-centered care starts with physician communication
Lots of hospitals these days are promoting themselves as providing patient-centered care. You know, when the hospital and its staff try where possible to be sensitive to and honor the wishes of Read more...
Patient-centered care can cut unnecessary use, costs
Hospitals trying to cut costs may find that one solution is right in front of them--patients. That's because research from UC Davis Health System has found that using patient-centered care leads to Read more...
Hospital CEO shares his patient-centered care strategy
"Hospitals can be powerful partners in local efforts to address the many determinants of health," writes George Kerwin, president and CEO of Bellin Health Systems in Green Bay, Wisc., in an editorial Read more...
Three factors that can make or break the physician-patient relationship
For better or worse, medicine has evolved from a culture of "doctor knows best" to one of patient-centered care. But not all physicians or their patients have hopped on the pendulum and swung to the Read more...
One in five Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals within 30 days
Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals cost an estimated $17.4 billion in 2004, several years before a legion of aging baby boomers will become eligible for the entitlement. Better planning for Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: More hospitals recognize the benefits of patient-centered care
Nick Jacobs at Hospital Impact is glad to see how far hospitals have come in recognizing the benefit of natural healing environments like gardens since 1992. Studies have shown what many people Read more...
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