Ninth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

Patient-centered care is when the health care providers work collaboratively with patients seeking care services. Patient-centered healthcare helps patients and their families to achieve the knowledge and be more confident to efficiently manage and make correct decision about their illness and care and it is coordinated according to the needs of each patient. This type of care is neither a new model nor criterion practice. Most of the health systems do not include the patients or their families in the decision- making path or consider patients’ opinions regarding their disease management. This research provided an overview of patient-centered care implementation among three countries’ health system, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. A comparative analysis was performed on the three countries based on the Health Care Models their health care and to determine if there were any best practices regarding the implementation of patient-centeredness. The study discussed the benefits of the patient-centered healthcare to patients, health providers and health care systems among mentioned countries. The results of the study showed that the patient-centered healthcare application connected directly to healthcare cost reduction, quality of care optimization, the patients’ overall outcomes improvement and the patient-provider relationship enhancement. Approving patient-centered healthcare requires a fundamental modification and remodeling care to face the health system challenges. It requires effort to increase the patients’ power and involve their families in the health management protocol. In addition, it must enhance the communication between patients, health providers and specialized care teams.