Importance of Compassionate Patient Care in Healthcare

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What is patient-centred care?

Patient-centred care is also known as ‘person-centred care’. Patient-centred care is about treating a person receiving healthcare with dignity and respect and involving them in all decisions about their health. This type of care is also called ‘person-centred care’. It is an approach that is linked to a person’s healthcare rights.

What is patient centered care?

Most definitions of patient-centered care have several common elements that affect the way health systems and facilities are designed and managed, and the way care is delivered: The health care system’s mission, vision, values, leadership, and quality-improvement drivers are aligned to patient-centered goals.

Why is patient-centered care important?

Fortunately, the same strategies that lead to excellent patient-centered care lead to health care organizations and settings that are high performing overall, have excellent health outcomes, are safe and desirable workplaces, and are financially strong.

How do healthcare professionals provide patient-centred care?

In order to provide patient-centred care, it is important for healthcare professionals to have a good understanding of your care preferences. They should respect these preferences throughout your treatment. When your care is patient-centred, your healthcare professional clearly explains your treatment options and respects your decisions.

How do I notify a patient of health information?

You must take reasonable steps to notify the patient of certain matters when you collect health information. During a consultation, a patient describes his symptoms and provides you with his medical history. You add this information to the patient’s record on your system.

What does it mean to collect information about a patient?

Collection means gathering, acquiring or obtaining personal information for inclusion in a record or generally available publication. In practice, you collect health information about a patient if you receive health information from the patient, or from another source, and you retain it.

What is a healthcare identifier?

The Healthcare Identifiers Service is a national system that uses a unique number to match healthcare providers to individuals. To participate in digital health initiatives, you need to apply for a healthcare identifier. A My Health Record is an electronic summary of your patient's key health information, drawn from their existing records.

Who is entitled to access a patient's health information?

Patients are entitled to access the health information you hold about them regardless of who authored particular documents, or who ‘owns’ the record. This means that, unless an exception applies, you must give a patient access to information you hold that you received from other health service providers, such as specialist reports.

What Is Patient Care

1. https://www.hhrguide.org/2014/02/20/what-is-patient-care/
2. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/servicesandsupport/patient-centred-care-explained
3. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/partnering-consumers/person-centred-care
4. https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.17.0559
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934513/
6. https://www.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-services/patient-care
7. https://www.health.gov.au/topics/primary-care/about
8. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/patients/Pages/default.aspx

Patient Care Information

1. https://www.thewomens.org.au/health-information/fact-sheets/
2. https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/getting-started-with-digital-health?context=20
3. https://patient.info/
4. https://www.oaic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/2090/guide-to-health-privacy.pdf
5. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-health/digital-health
6. https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-care-and-health-information
7. https://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/fact-sheet-access-health-information-health-care-consumers
8. https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/patient-information