title: Integrating patient- and family-centered care with health policy: four proposed policy approaches.
abstract: Achieving patient-centeredness in health care delivery has been difficult, in large part due to the lack of a replicable methodology. We describe the Patient- and Family-Centered Care Methodology and Practice (PFCC M/P), designed specifically for health care, to establish and sustain patient-centeredness in any care setting. The PFCC M/P meets the needs of all stakeholders--patients, families, providers, payers, and government--in improving the patient experience, patient safety, and clinical outcomes while decreasing waste and cost. We also propose options for aligning the PFCC M/P with policy as a means of bringing about widespread transformation in health care delivery.
authors.affiliation: Bone and Joint Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: DiGioia
authors.forename: Melissa N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Fann
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Pamela K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Greenhouse
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration; D061214:Patient Safety; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States