Monitoring patient care in the long-term care facility: the coordinated patient care conference as a method for interacting with the primary care physician.
A systematic approach for monitoring patient care in the long-term care facility is presented. The value of long-term care facilities having coordinated patient care conferences is discussed, and a structured format for these conferences is presented. A case example is utilized to demonstrate the importance of interaction between the personnel providing direct patient care and the primary care physician. Effective use of this system provides better patient monitoring and a method for improving the quality of patient care.
D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010821:Physicians, Family; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000592:standards*