Patient-Focused Care:

Terms Related to Patient-Focused Care

• Progressive Patient Care

  Organization of medical and nursing care according to the degree of illness and care requirements in the hospital. The elements are intensive care, intermediate care, ...

• Patient Care Continuity

  Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.

• Case Management

  A traditional term for all the activities which a physician or other health care professional normally performs to insure the coordination of the medical services ...

• Patient Care Planning

  Usually a written medical and nursing care program designed for a particular patient.

• Patient Care Team

  Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the ...

• Patient Care Episode

  An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may ...