Pack D A
University of Louisville, Ky.
Radiol Technol. 1994 Jul-Aug;65(6):375-9; quiz 380-2.
Reforming the U.S. health care system to make medical services affordable and accessible to all Americans will require dramatic change. In fact, many of the reform strategies that have been proposed would revolutionize the way medical care is delivered in this country. One such proposal is the patient-focused care model. As its name implies, PFCM would redesign hospital operations to place patients at the center of all activity. Thus, PFCM has ramifications not only on bottom-line medical costs, but also on organizational structure, the efficiency and quality of service, employee relations, educational standards, professionalism and job satisfaction. This article describes PFCM and its potential positive and negative effects on health care delivery in the United States, with particular emphasis on its impact on radiologic technologists.
改革美国医疗保健系统，以使所有美国人都能负担得起并获得医疗服务，将需要进行巨大变革。事实上，许多已提出的改革策略将彻底改变美国提供医疗服务的方式。其中一项提议就是以患者为中心的护理模式。顾名思义，患者为中心的护理模式将重新设计医院运营，把患者置于所有活动的中心。因此，患者为中心的护理模式不仅会对医疗成本底线产生影响，还会对组织结构、服务效率和质量、员工关系、教育标准、专业精神和工作满意度产生影响。本文介绍了患者为中心的护理模式及其对美国医疗服务提供可能产生的积极和消极影响，尤其强调了其对放射技师的影响。
