Patient-Centered Care Literature Review

Literature Review Patient centered care is a value embraced by most health care agencies and a concept that is being taught throughout all medical disciplines. The term itself, patient centered care, infers that the patient is the center of the care initiative and the focus of the planned interventions with emphasis placed on tailoring care to the specific needs of the individual patient (Ferguson, Ward, Card, Sheppard & McMurtry, 2013). This points to the idea that patient centered care is multidimensional, and consequently, five dimensions of patient centered care have been identified. These dimensions include the biopyschosocial perspective, the doctor as person, the patient as person, sharing power and responsibility, and the therapeutic

Its mission is to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer, with a vision of transforming cancer care through service, science and partnership. It is a full service hospital and licensed for 206 beds. There is a 36-bed blood and marrow transplant unit, 14 operating rooms, a diagnostic radiology department with MRI, PET/CT, digital mammography and all other imaging capabilities, and a radiation therapy department (http://moffitt.org/). MCC addresses cancer as a public health issue and takes a holistic approach to cancer treatment including prevention, the study of genetic predispositions, the impact of health lifestyles and integrative medicine with a goal of providing the right treatment for the right patient

This information is important as many of the social workers at MCC provide services based only on referral, and this new practice model would ensure that surgical patients establish a relationship with their social workers. The preoperative assessment identifies patient supports, provides information on supportive care available at MCC, determines current or anticipated needs, addresses care needs upon discharge, and also gives the patient and their family a chance to discuss any concerns they may have. By conducting these assessments, it is hypothesized that patients are more likely to have a successful discharge free of nonmedical complications thereby reducing prolonged hospital stays after