Tag Archives: person-centered care

Improving treatment adherence with evidence-based approaches

By | October 14, 2022
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Over the last 25 years, researchers have documented the broad impact of behavioral interventions on a range of psychological and physical health outcomes. Despite the promise of evidence-based treatments, a common challenge for practitioners is ensuring treatment adherence to maximize benefits. This is especially challenging for most chronic conditions. Integrating research and recommendations from medication… Read More »

May 2022 Podcast

By | May 13, 2022
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In this episode of our podcast series, Jess Williams discusses COVID-19 case and hospitalizations with Tami Gurley, an Associate Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Jess also recaps the blog posts published in April and previews some articles published in the May issue of Medical Care. Listen here or wherever you get your fine audio content.… Read More »

Downstream Efforts to Address Social Determinants in the CMS Financial Alignment Initiative

By | December 10, 2021
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In our last blog post, we discussed the Biden Administration’s infrastructure package as an example of an upstream policy effort that could promote equity and help address disparities. However, as we pointed out in the first in this series of blogs, stakeholders who interact with community members are best suited to identify social risk factors… Read More »

Increasing empathy and resilience through narrative medicine

By | April 20, 2017
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In narrative medicine, the clinician seeks to understand a patient’s story of their illness and their value system. Narrative medicine helps clinicians establish an empathic and therapeutic relationship with a patient, ideally resulting in a person-centered treatment plan. Rita Charon coined that term and approach in 2001 and expanded on it in numerous subsequent publications. Several sessions… Read More »

Families rate independent and nonprofit nursing homes higher on patient experience

By | June 9, 2016
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If you had to find a nursing home for a loved one, would you pick an independent, non-profit facility over a facility that was affiliated with a large, for-profit chain? If you said yes, your instincts are good. Independent and non-profit nursing homes are rated higher by patients and their families on the experience of their care. Kai… Read More »