Research and explain the concept of patient-centeredness

Research and explain the concept of patient-centeredness

• Research and explain the concept of patient-centeredness, an evidenced-based practice, as it relates to health care quality. Describe how providers, patients, and insurers may differ in their definition of patient-centeredness
• What metrics would you select and use in a health care organization to measure patient satisfaction? Explain your rationale.

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Patient Centeredness

The contemporary health sector has experienced an increasing change in focus on care delivery, primarily due to the heightened calls for patient-centered care from various stakeholders in the sector. However, the popularity of the concept has experienced significant challenges primarily due to the ambiguity in the definition of what patient-centeredness would be, as different stakeholders tend to have different meanings of the concept (Scholl, Zill, Harter, & Dirmaier, 2014).

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