Beyond patient-centered care: Enhancing the patient experience in mental health services through patient-perspective care

Patient Perspectives on Implementing a Person-centered Care System: Experiences from the U.S. Veterans Health Administration’s Whole Health System of Care

Objectives. Replacing the disease-centered, paternalistic approach in healthcare with a person-centered model has become a widely recognized imperative. However, patients’ perspectives on and experiences with real-life efforts to implement this approach to care are rarely studied. We examined this issue at a health system with a prominent record of commitment to implementing person-centered care on