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Advancing the Practice of Patient- and Family-Centered Ambulatory Care: How to Get Started.
What is patient- and family-centered ambulatory care? Why does it matter? How does it fit with our overall mission? And finally, what can our practice or organization do to advance the practice of patient- and family-centered care? Where do we start? Advancing the Practice of Patient- and Family-Centered Ambulatory Care: How to Get Started. was developed to provide answers to these questions. Download this resource.
Ted Eytan, MD, Medical Director for Delivery Systems Operations Improvement for the Permanente Federation, LLC, is a Family Physician and Patient Empowerment Advocate. Ted is one of the developers, principal bloggers, and Director of Operations for Patient Centered Health Information Technology.
Read Ted's January 9, 2008 blog about patient- and family centered primary care: ".....there is always someone else or others supporting patients that are not with them physically. This part isn't new, but my ability to support that vital group (families and community) is. What I do, then, is use the After Visit Summary to compose a letter to that person or people, with the patient helping me write it. The "letter" is printed out on the hard copy, and then permanently stored for viewing on the PHR of course... Read More
