Question

t is important that we understand the shift from acute care to chronic care management, the associated costs, and the need to address the continuum of care, especially care transitions from home to health care and back to home. What information do healthcare providers need to solicit from patients and families to better understand their context, circumstances, and cultural and personal preferences? Nash, Population Health

Answer 1

The following information can be solicited from the patient and families are

• Collect personal history of patient from patient as well as family member
• Know about the past medical and surgical history present complain
• Marital history
• Any previous recent admissions
• Information about medicine taken
• Socio economic status
• Cultural beliefs and practices
• Food habits,life style, smoking, alcohol any substance or drug abuse
• Is there a care giver to take care of the ill one
• Whether having an insurance policy to meet the hospital expenses and at home
• Reassure the patient and relative is equally important
• Collect history specifically to the necessity of bringing patient to hospital.
• History about breadwinner of the family to be known