The blueprint emphasizes embedding patient perspectives in research to foster equitable, transparent, and responsive health care systems. It outlines 6 stages for integrating patient input, ensuring ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Older adults face unique barriers in hypertension management, including comorbidities, mobility limitations, and medication adherence challenges, impacting digital health tool effectiveness. Trials ...

Ask anybody who’s interacted with the U.S. healthcare system about their relationship with healthcare, and they’ll probably describe themself as a recipient of care. Why is it that patients don’t feel ...

Michael K. Gusmano ([email protected]) is an associate professor of health policy at Rutgers University, in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, and a research scholar at the Hastings Center, a nonprofit ...

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) represent a fundamental shift in the practice of modern medicine, providing a comprehensive and digital record of patients’ clinical histories. Their adoption has ...

What is Patient- and Family-Centered Care? Patient- and family-centered care is an innovative approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care that is grounded in mutually beneficial ...

Routine and ongoing surveillance of patients’ PCC experiences could inform quality improvement initiatives aimed not only at enhancing patients’ experiences with care but also at improving health ...

Building a healthcare business from the ground up is a daunting endeavor. It’s a journey filled with various challenges both internally and externally. Those challenges include securing a large amount ...