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. 2021 Mar 5;10(1):21.
doi: 10.1186/s13584-021-00459-9.

Patient-centered care: achieving higher quality by designing care through the patient's eyes

Susan Edgman-Levitan  1 , Stephen C Schoenbaum  2
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Patient-centered care: achieving higher quality by designing care through the patient's eyes

Susan Edgman-Levitan et al. Isr J Health Policy Res. .

Abstract

Patient centered care requires that health care organizations and health care professionals actively understand what patients value. Fortunately, there are methods for gaining that understanding. But, they need to be adopted much more widely, and patients need to be treated as full partners in their care.

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Conflict of interest statement

Both authors declare they have no competing interests.

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