Best Practices in IVF Nursing. Patient-centered care: What does it mean and how to implement it?
Patient-centered care: What does it mean and how to implement it?
A recent article in Human Reproduction concluded that while patients and physicians put considerable emphasis on a clinic’s pregnancy rates, there is insufficient value placed on the importance of patient-centered care.1 The study demonstrated that patients are willing to trade a slightly lower pregnancy rate for care that was more responsive to their needs. The investigators reported that a lack of patientcentered care was the most common nonmedical reason for switching clinics. Patients were also willing to travel a greater distance for what they perceived to be better quality care.
Carol B. Lesser, MSN, RNC, NP, is a Nurse Practitioner at Boston IVF, Boston, MA.
Carol B. Lesser, MSN, RNC, NP, reports that she has served as a consultant and on the speakers' Bureau for Watson Pharma, Inc. she received compensation from Watson Pharma, Inc. for her participation in preparing this newsletter.
Carol B. Lesser, MSN, RNC, NP, is a Nurse Practitioner at Boston IVF, Boston, MA.
Carol B. Lesser, MSN, RNC, NP, reports that she has served as a consultant and on the speakers' Bureau for Watson Pharma, Inc. she received compensation from Watson Pharma, Inc. for her participation in preparing this newsletter.
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Carol B. Lesser, MSN, RNC, NP, is a Nurse Practitioner at Boston IVF, Boston, MA.
Carol B. Lesser, MSN, RNC, NP, reports that she has served as a consultant and on the speakers' Bureau for Watson Pharma, Inc. she received compensation from Watson Pharma, Inc. for her participation in preparing this newsletter.
Patient-centered care: What does it mean and how to implement it?
Patient-centered care: What does it mean and how to implement it?
A recent article in Human Reproduction concluded that while patients and physicians put considerable emphasis on a clinic’s pregnancy rates, there is insufficient value placed on the importance of patient-centered care.1 The study demonstrated that patients are willing to trade a slightly lower pregnancy rate for care that was more responsive to their needs. The investigators reported that a lack of patientcentered care was the most common nonmedical reason for switching clinics. Patients were also willing to travel a greater distance for what they perceived to be better quality care.
A recent article in Human Reproduction concluded that while patients and physicians put considerable emphasis on a clinic’s pregnancy rates, there is insufficient value placed on the importance of patient-centered care.1 The study demonstrated that patients are willing to trade a slightly lower pregnancy rate for care that was more responsive to their needs. The investigators reported that a lack of patientcentered care was the most common nonmedical reason for switching clinics. Patients were also willing to travel a greater distance for what they perceived to be better quality care.
