title: Power to the patient. Hospitals make it real.
abstract: Patient-centered care puts individuals in control of decisions about their medical treatment and treats patients as people. Hospitals are working to make this person-power real. If patient autonomy is the trump principle, how do we make it work? For physicians and other health care professionals who practice within hospital walls, the task is not easy, but the end results will be worth the effort.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ellerbroek
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D028701:Patient Rights; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D014481:United States