Compassion & Choices on the seven principles of patient-centered care

Compassion & Choices today released its Seven Principles for Patient-Centered End-of-Life Care and urged that they guide health care reform.  “As individuals face the end of life, and try to navigate the healthcare system, their own values and choices should be paramount. Ourseven principles – focus, self-determination, autonomy, personalbeliefs, informed consent, balance, and notice – are designed to guidehealth care providers and policy-makers to place patients’ values atthe center of end-of-life care,”’ said Compassion & ChoicesPresident Barbara Coombs Lee.

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