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  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Health Systems Science

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  • The current healthcare system often lacks a unified focus on holistic patient well-being.
  • There is a growing need to reorient healthcare towards healing as a central organizing principle.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for the adoption of whole person care across healthcare organizations.
  • To propose actionable steps for integrating whole person care into routine practice.

Main Methods:

  • Developing a framework for whole person care grounded in established definitions (e.g., NASEM).
  • Encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration and shared communication tools.
  • Promoting the creation of tailored resources by professional organizations.

Main Results:

  • Proposed four key action steps for healthcare organizations to implement whole person care.
  • Highlighted existing initiatives and resources supporting whole person care, such as AAFP's playbook and a special journal issue.

Conclusions:

  • Whole person care offers a unifying concept for healthcare organizations, practitioners, and patients.
  • Systematic integration of whole person care principles can transform American healthcare towards a more holistic model.