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patient-centered care  

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  • Patient-centered care is care that is sensitive and responsive toward the individual needs, preferences, and values of the patient. The national Institute of Medicine (IOM) named patient-centered care as one of the six domains of healthcare quality. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Patient-Centered Care]

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