Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Leveraging Best Practices to Improve the Care of Hospitalized Children

摘要

This article aims to broaden pediatric hospital medicine providers’ understanding of patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) and equip them to both implement and advance PFCC. The article discusses the origins and history of PFCC and reviews selected relevant literature. The article shares an overview of several existing frameworks for patient-centeredness, emphasizing an emerging concept called coproduction. The article reviews several attitudes, skills, and infrastructure components that are considered essential prerequisites for effective coproduction. The article then highlights several strategies for promoting coproduction in Hospital Medicine, organized around 4 key tenets of coproduction (cocommissioning, codesign, codelivery, and coassessment).