The authors suggest that assessment of patient-centered care may be improved by flagging probable discordance between a patient’s preferences and their treatment care plan. Patient-centered care, ...

Patient-centered oncology care improved quality measures, especially in symptom assessment and care planning, but did not reduce hospitalizations or emergency department visits. Specialty visits ...

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 Defense Health Agency (DHA) is soft launching a digital approach to delivering the hospital directly to military and beneficiary patients, announced Naomi Escoffery, acting deputy to the deputy ...

One recent evening, as my wife and I were trying to decide what to make for dinner, she told me that she was first going to go into the kitchen to do her physical therapy (PT). The kitchen isn't the ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Enhancing Value By Evaluating Health Care Services.” The series discusses ways to extend the use of tools for clinical and economic ...

Systems thinking is an accepted approach for healthcare organizations to deliver better patient care. By designing programs that focus on patients as a whole person and member of the care team, as ...

Nonjudgmental and collaborative care plans are ideal for primary care clinicians treating patients with obesity.

If you long for a healthcare provider who knows you, your family and your healthcare story, you’re not alone. Both providers and patients pine for a more meaningful doctor-patient relationship.

Long-term care leaders gathered for a roundtable discussion in Dallas sponsored by Curana. Long-term care providers are turning to value-based care partnerships to give seniors what they really want ...

Are there distinguishing characteristics between the terminology used in health care delivery and quality improvement of person-directed care, person-centered care, and/or patient-directed care? The ...

Piotr is the CEO of Infermedica, a leading AI health company dedicated to improving preliminary symptom analysis and digital triage. In the healthcare industry, we work for patients, so it isn’t just ...