Putting Patients First: Best Practices in Patient-Centered Care
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 047037702X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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He became President and CEO in 1998. Among the positions he has held at Griffin are Assistant to the Administrator, Assistant Administrator, Clinical Services and Vice President, Hospital Operations. Prior to her work with Planetree, she spent over twenty years at several hospitals in the New England area. Under Charmel’s leadership, Griffin Hospital was named one of fifteen Hospitals With Heart” by AARP’s Modern
The second edition of Putting Patients First showcases what Planetree facilities and the Planetree organization have learned about the commitments, conditions, practices, and policies that are needed to do more than give lip service to being--patient-centered.--It should be read by every student, nurse, physician, administrator, trustee, policy maker, and lay person who is committed to creating healing environments, holding facilities accountable for their rhetoric, and truly reforming health care.
"Should be required reading for anyone in healthcare today" according to Joe Tye. "Patient-centered care" is the latest buzzword to sweep into the healthcare system (Florence Nightingale would, of course, have asked who is in the center now, if not the patient), but Planetree has been pioneering the concepts for more than a quarter-century. The second edition of "Putting Patients First" highlights industry-leading practices for patient-centered care - includ. de ja vu said Failure to Deliver. I bought this book thinking it would offer helpful advice that I could share with my students. It certainly started promisingly but soon lost it's way as far as meeting my needs as a practicing clinician. This book would probably be more suitable for a health administrator. There are far better books that should be read by students, nurses and clinicians as it applies to day to. Marysc said We Need More Books Like This!. The people who dis this book must be hardened health care providers who have forgotten (if they ever knew in the first place) what it's like to be a patient in a hospital. Before doctors and nurses are given their certification and turned loose on helpless patients, they should be required to spend a few days (incognito!) in a hospital and endure what the average patient endure
Berwick, MD, MPP, president and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, editor in chief, American Journal of Nursing"Putting Patients First may well revolutionize what you do and how you do it, and provide you far more satisfaction in your job." —Harvey Picker, founder, Picker Institute"This book is a model of 'best practices' for self and systems." —Jean Watson, PhD, RN, Distinguished Professor of Nursing, Murchinson-Scoville Endowed Chair in Caring Science, University of Colorado Denver"'Patient-centric' is not just a buzzword for this gang. From the Back CoverPutting Patients First, 2nd Edition "The second edition of Putting Patients First showcases what Planetree facilities and the Planetree organization have learned about the commitments, conditions, practices, and policies that are needed to do more than give lip serv