Person-Centered Care Planning For People With Chronic Conditions Can Improve The Quality Of Care, But Challenges Exist

Systemic challenges currently limit the adoption of person-centered care plans (PCCP) for people with multiple chronic conditions (MCC), although PCCP is considered a promising approach for improving the quality of care for those with MCC. People with MCC often experience impaired access to care and needed services—care fragmentation and inadequate treatment—leading to suboptimal health outcomes and avoidable acute care utilization. Strategies to address the challenges include alignment of payment, policy support, health system culture change, and adoption of meaningful measures.

PCCPs define individualized care that meets the needs of the consumer, their families and caregivers, and their . . .