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What is patient-focused care?

By David Burke

Patient-centered care is defined by the Institute of Medicine as “providing treatment that is respectful of, and sensitive to, individual patient choices, needs, and values, and ...

June 3rd

What is collaborative care?

By Nick Dealtry

One of the goals of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Strategy is to “strengthen persons and their families as partners in their care.” A major emphasis ...

June 3rd

Care coordination v. care management

By Nick Dealtry

Care coordination aims to offer more longitudinal or holistic care, whereas care management focuses on high-touch and episodic encounters. Each of these jobs has its own set of stakeholders ...

June 3rd

What Is Coordinated Care?

By Damien Neuman

A coordinated care organization is a community-based, integrated care organization established by the state of Oregon to enable for the delivery and coordination of healthcare to parts of ...

June 3rd