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Book Synopsis
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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

The Editors xi

The Contributors xiii

Prologue xxiii
Angelica Thieriot

Introduction: Patient-centered Care Moves Into the Mainstream xxvii
Susan B. Frampton

Part One: Essential Elements of Patient-centered Care

Chapter One: Human Interactions and Relationship-centered Caring 3
Jean Watson and Susan B. Frampton

Chapter Two: Access to Information: Informing and Empowering Diverse Populations 27
Candace Ford Gray and Michele A. Spatz

Chapter Three: Healing Partnerships: The Importance of Involving Patients, Families, and Volunteers 51
Alexandra Harrison, Gail MacKean, and Margaret Cullivan

Chapter Four: Nutrition: The Nurturing and Healing Aspects of Food 75
David L. Katz and F. Nicholas Jacobs

Chapter Five: Spiritual and Cultural Diversity: Inner Resources for Healing 95
Steven L. Jeffers and Dennis Kenny

Chapter Six: Integrating Complementary and Alternative Practices into Conventional Care 113
David L. Katz and Ather Ali

Chapter Seven: Effects of Viewing Art on Health Outcomes 129
Roger S. Ulrich

Chapter Eight: Healing Environments: Creating a Nurturing and Healthy Environment 151
Kimberly Nelson Montague and Robert F. Sharrow

Chapter Nine: Healthy Communities: Expanding the Boundaries of Health Care 175
Randall L. Carter and Catherine Whalen

Part Two: Current Trends in Patient-centered Care

Chapter Ten: Building the Business Case for Patient-centered Care 191
Patrick A. Charmel

Chapter Eleven: The Physician-patient Relationship in the Patient-centered Care Model 211
H. Lee Kanter and Steven F. Horowitz

Chapter Twelve: Adapting Patient-centered Care to Diverse Health Care Settings 227
Heidi Gil, Wendy W. Peche, and Philip J. Wilner

Chapter Thirteen: Integrating Quality and Safety with Patient-centered Care 249
Carrie Brady and James B. Conway

Chapter Fourteen: Patient-centered Care as Public Policy: The Role of Government, Payers, and the General Public 267
Carolyn M. Clancy, Janet M. Corrigan, and Dwight N. McNeill

Chapter Fifteen: Breaking Down the Barriers to Patient-centered Care 285
Carrie Brady and Susan B. Frampton

Epilogue 301
Linda K. Kenney

Name Index 305

Subject Index 311

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/12/2008
      ISBN13: 9780470377024, 978-0470377024
      ISBN10: 047037702X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments ix

      The Editors xi

      The Contributors xiii

      Prologue xxiii
      Angelica Thieriot

      Introduction: Patient-centered Care Moves Into the Mainstream xxvii
      Susan B. Frampton

      Part One: Essential Elements of Patient-centered Care

      Chapter One: Human Interactions and Relationship-centered Caring 3
      Jean Watson and Susan B. Frampton

      Chapter Two: Access to Information: Informing and Empowering Diverse Populations 27
      Candace Ford Gray and Michele A. Spatz

      Chapter Three: Healing Partnerships: The Importance of Involving Patients, Families, and Volunteers 51
      Alexandra Harrison, Gail MacKean, and Margaret Cullivan

      Chapter Four: Nutrition: The Nurturing and Healing Aspects of Food 75
      David L. Katz and F. Nicholas Jacobs

      Chapter Five: Spiritual and Cultural Diversity: Inner Resources for Healing 95
      Steven L. Jeffers and Dennis Kenny

      Chapter Six: Integrating Complementary and Alternative Practices into Conventional Care 113
      David L. Katz and Ather Ali

      Chapter Seven: Effects of Viewing Art on Health Outcomes 129
      Roger S. Ulrich

      Chapter Eight: Healing Environments: Creating a Nurturing and Healthy Environment 151
      Kimberly Nelson Montague and Robert F. Sharrow

      Chapter Nine: Healthy Communities: Expanding the Boundaries of Health Care 175
      Randall L. Carter and Catherine Whalen

      Part Two: Current Trends in Patient-centered Care

      Chapter Ten: Building the Business Case for Patient-centered Care 191
      Patrick A. Charmel

      Chapter Eleven: The Physician-patient Relationship in the Patient-centered Care Model 211
      H. Lee Kanter and Steven F. Horowitz

      Chapter Twelve: Adapting Patient-centered Care to Diverse Health Care Settings 227
      Heidi Gil, Wendy W. Peche, and Philip J. Wilner

      Chapter Thirteen: Integrating Quality and Safety with Patient-centered Care 249
      Carrie Brady and James B. Conway

      Chapter Fourteen: Patient-centered Care as Public Policy: The Role of Government, Payers, and the General Public 267
      Carolyn M. Clancy, Janet M. Corrigan, and Dwight N. McNeill

      Chapter Fifteen: Breaking Down the Barriers to Patient-centered Care 285
      Carrie Brady and Susan B. Frampton

      Epilogue 301
      Linda K. Kenney

      Name Index 305

      Subject Index 311

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