title: The heart of patient-centered care.
abstract: This article examines the multiple aspirations and practices subsumed under the rubric "patient-centered care." Clarifying the term's meaning is essential to understanding its impact on policy discourse and health care.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grob
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States