State and federal lawmakers are focusing increas­ingly on health care reform, and a growing number are expressing serious interest in "patient-focused" or "consumer-centered" approaches. This is ...
The American College of Physicians is promoting principles that are designed to support authentic participation of patients and family members in clinical care. Patient- and family-centered care is an ...
As I made my own plans during the past two holiday seasons, I often reflected on how especially difficult it must be for residents living in long-term care communities and their families to celebrate ...
The proper role of government in financing and delivering health care is one of the hottest public policy issues of our time. Some experts call for more regulation and more subsidies, while others ...
On April 27, 2017, the Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness hosted a public workshop on Models and Strategies to Integrate Palliative Care Principles into Serious Illness Care.
The Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness will organize and host a one-day public workshop on integrating serious illness care into primary care delivery. The workshop will ...