Person-centered care refers to “providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions.” ...

A person-centered approach is key to managing common behaviors related to dementia, according to new guidance from the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable. Almost all people with ...

Amanda receives funding from the Ontario Government as part of the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program. She is also affiliated with the Waterloo-Wellington Regional Cancer Program Patient and ...

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 ...

End-of-life care too often falls short of its promise to help a patient live fully—sacrificing quality of life for symptom management. When it comes to systemic improvement of our healthcare delivery ...

As we near the turnover of administrations, Health Affairs Forefront offers a series of articles from leaders at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services providing their thoughts on the major ...

There are different aspects to interoperability, requiring different facilitative specifications depending on the interface, character, and needs. In addition to technical interoperability, in which ...

On March 23, 2010, Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as "The Affordable Care Act," or ACA. In 2009, in anticipation of it, Katherine Power, then ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . World Cancer Day, established in 2000, educates the public about how to reduce cancer risk and the importance of ...

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 ...