Definition: Design of patient care wherein institutional resources and personnel are organized around patients rather than around specialized departments. (From Hospitals 1993 Feb 5;67(3):14)
institutional & administrative management: do not confuse with PATIENT CARE PLANNING involving individual patient
Other names Patient Focused Care; Patient Centered Nursing; Patient Centered Care; Nursing, Patient Centered; Medical Homes; Homes, Medical; Home, Medical; Care, Patient-Focused; Care, Patient-Centered; Medical Home; Patient-Focused Care; Patient-Centered Nursing; Nursing, Patient-Centered