Patient-centered medical homes are considered by many to be among the most promising approaches to delivering higher-quality, cost-effective primary care, especially for people with chronic health ...

In this study, the Patient-Centered Medical Home was associated with improvements in patients' experience with access to care but not other domains of care. Although the Patient-Centered Medical Home ...

American health care is too often overpriced, impersonal, and dysfunctional. Too many middlemen and regulations in the health care system are driving up costs, increasing complexity, burning out our ...

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 ...

At a recent symposium concerning both saving money and improving patient care, Health Affairs Editor-in Chief Susan Dentzer stated, “It is well established now that one can in fact improve the quality ...

Patient experience is about more than customer service and a hotel-like atmosphere — it’s about addressing all factors of patient suffering, including the physical, psychological and social challenges ...

“Patient-centered care” is one of the most commonly expressed mantras in healthcare today. But it is one thing to talk the patient-centered talk, and quite another to walk the walk. First, effective ...

Patient-centred care is a term that gets bandied about a lot these days. But what does it really mean? How does our health system need to change to make it truly patient-centred? What reforms and ...

For U.S. health systems emerging from the pandemic, the promise of patient-centered care is within reach, according to the 2022 Health Systems' Climate Study. The study finds that health systems are ...

Strengthening patient-centered transitions of care enhances communication and reduces rehospitalization for chronic illness patients across settings.