Quality qualitative research for family-centered care

Qualitative research in health care. Assessing quality in qualitative research.

Patient- and family-centered care: partnerships for quality and safety.

7:30 – 8 am Registration and Breakfast 8 – 8:15 am Welcome Anna Noonan, Vice President, Jeffords Institute for Quality 8:15 – 8:30 am Opening Remarks Eileen Whalen, RN, MS, President and COO, UVM Medical Center 8:30 – 9:30 am Patientand Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Quality and Safety Beverley H. Johnson, President and CEO of the Institute for Patientand Family Centered Care Sherry B. ...

Patient-centered comparative effectiveness research: essential for high-quality care.

Family-centered care

Family-Centered Care (FCC) is a way to provide health care that recognizes the importance of family for a hospitalized child. According to it, it is essential to involve families in their children’s recovery plan [1]. FCC was born in the Fifties of 20th century as a reaction to the leading idea in Pediatric care that emphasized physical care, technical abilities and emotional detachment and con...

Family-centered care.

SEVERALRECENT REPORTS describe the important role medical homes play in ensuring favorable outcomes for children. Central to the success of a medical home is the practice of family-centered care (FCC). The purpose of this commentary is to describe the evolution of FCC, provide an updated definition of FCC, and discuss implications for practice, programs, and policy. The development of the FCC d...