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Podcast: A Health Podyssey
Episode: Christine Ritchie Reimagines Home-Based Care
Description: When the Institute of Medicine defined health care quality, patient-centeredness was one of the five core dimensions. Yet as many have noted, the health system often seems to be more organized around the needs of providers than patients.This reality is particularly true when it comes to older Americans. An entire system of coverage and care has built up around institutional needs and institutional definitions - nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living centers, rehabilitation centers, and more.Christine Ritchie from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School joins A Health...