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Defining Long-Term Patient-Centered Care
Patient-centered care considers the individual patient’s needs, preferences and values when making healthcare decisions. This patient-focused approach may seem like common sense, but the truth is, that it is relatively new to the long-term care industry. The term patient-centered care, was first coined in 1991 following a survey that asked recently hospitalized patients what partRead the Rest…
Patient-Centered Care Approach Tops List of Changes Coming to Long-Term Facilities
A combination of increasingly high costs, alarming statistics, Affordable Healthcare Act requirements and an aging generation of Baby Boomers has forced the long-term care industry to evaluate and adjust the way it provides services to post-acute care patients. An increasing number of patients have their healthcare coverage through an ACO or MCO, which have theirRead the Rest…
5 Tips to Creating a Better Living Environment for Long-Term Patients
When it comes to providing elderly health care, creating a home-like environment in a facility designed for long-term care patients is the ideal situation for improving the patients’ and staff’s quality of life. The focus is shifting toward patient-centered care, an approach that puts the needs and wishes of long-term care patients ahead of theRead the Rest…
The Importance of Patient-Centered Care for ACOs
It’s been an exciting time to be a healthcare provider around here as Michigan makes a name for itself as a leader in forming high-quality ACOs. In light of this, our team has been focusing on how to best adapt to the changes within the structure of the new ACOs. While both the mainstream pressRead the Rest…