Using outcomes data to guide and
evaluate treatment is at the core of
Patient/Person-Centered Healthcare
Using the analytical frmework that is based
upon a review of international research, there
are five dimensions that define the concept of
patient-centeredness and make it measurable.
These dimensions are:
1.
Empowering patients through information and
education
2.
Respecting patients' needs, preferences and
values as individuals
3.
Coordinating care across service providers and
ensuring continuity of care
4. Taking a holistic approach
to patients as people with both medical and
non-medical needs
5.
Involving family and close friends in the
health care experience, to the extent desired
by the patient
Pain Outcomes Report
for a Physician
Patients want to participate
in
What patients need making decisions about their health
1. Information in a form they can
understand
2. Respect from their physician
as an individual
with unique preferences
3. A health care system that
provides coordinated care
4. Recognition that non-medical
needs should be
considered in making medical decisions
5. Involement in makiing health
care decisions