Palliative care – a patient-centered approach

Patient-centered care with the Patient Rights Charter approach: A qualitative study

  Introduction Patient-centered care is one of the major priorities of the health system to improve patient safety and satisfaction, but in many cases it is not provided in accordance with the Patient Rights Charter. Therefore, the present study aimed to design a patient-centered model of care with the approach of the Charter of Patient Rights in Arbitrary Hospitals of the Ministry of Health o...

Communication About Sexuality in Advanced Illness Aligns With a Palliative Care Approach to Patient-Centered Care.

Treatment-related sexual complications are common in cancer patients although rarely discussed in the palliative care setting. Sexuality is an important survivorship issue and remains relevant even in the terminal setting. There are multiple barriers in dialoguing about intimacy and sexual functioning from the patient and provider perspectives. Palliative care providers, while not expected to b...

A palliative approach to dialysis care: a patient-centered transition to the end of life.

As the importance of providing patient-centered palliative care for patients with advanced illnesses gains attention, standard dialysis delivery may be inconsistent with the goals of care for many patients with ESRD. Many dialysis patients with life expectancy of <1 year may desire a palliative approach to dialysis care, which focuses on aligning patient treatment with patients' informed prefer...

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A Patient-centered Approach to Health Care Fraud Recovery

This Article begins with a simple premise: Health care fraud hurts patients. From that premise fiows a simple corollary: efforts to combat health care fraud should, if possible, remedy this patient harm. Despite its intuitive appeal, this syllogism does not represent current practice. Funds recovered through health care fraud enforcement are distributed to the Medicare Tmst Fund, to the federal...