Benefits of Patient-Centered Diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis
With patient-centered care, your specific health needs and desired health outcomes as a patient are the driving force behind all health care decisions and quality measurements.
Patients are partners with their health care providers, and providers treatment patients not only from a clinical perspective, but also from an emotional, mental, spiritual, social and financial perspective.
In addition to population health outcomes, the primary focus and benefit of patient-centered diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis and care is to improve individual health outcomes.
We Respect Our Patients’ Values, Preferences and Expressed Needs
As part of our patient-centered diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis, we also involve patients in decision-making, recognizing they are individuals with their own unique values and preferences.
Therefore, we treat our patients with dignity, respect and sensitivity to their cultural values and autonomy.
We Provide Coordination and Integration of Care
During focus groups, people have expressed feeling vulnerable and powerless in the face of illness. Therefore, we provide proper coordination of care to alleviate those feelings. The following are three areas which care coordination can reduce feelings of vulnerability:
- Clinical care
- Ancillary and support services
- Front-line patient care
We Provide Information and Education of Rheumatoid Arthritis for Our Patients
Many people worry that they are not being completely informed about their condition or prognosis when visiting with their doctors. To counter this fear, AOCBV focuses providing the following types of information to increase communication:
- Clinical status, progress and prognosis
- Processes of care
- Facilitate autonomy, self-care and health promotion
We Offer Physical Comfort for Our Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
The level of physical comfort individuals report has a significant impact on their experience. The following are particularly important to patients:
- Pain management
- Assistance with activities and daily needs
- Office surroundings and environment
We Provide Continuity and Transition for Patients
Many people express concern about their ability to care for themselves after diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Therefore, we provide the following:
- Understandable, detailed information regarding medications, physical limitations, dietary needs, etc.
- Coordination and planning ongoing treatment and services
- Information regarding access to clinical, social, physical and financial support on a continuing basis
These are just a few of the many benefits of patient-centered diagnosis for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Contact us today with the link below to schedule an appointment with our doctors!
