Our Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care represents the highest mark of achievement for creating an organizational culture that engages patients, families, staff, and the community to improve overall health and well-being. This evidence-based program provides a structured pathway and operational framework for establishing the systems and processes necessary to sustain culture change across your organization.
See Certification CriteriaUnite your team around a shared mission. Empower staff with opportunities and responsibilities to personalize care — promoting continuity, consistency, accountability, and partnership with each patient and their loved ones.
Make person-centered care systematized, achievable, and repeatable. Develop a comprehensive, formalized approach to engaging patients and their families in all aspects of care — tailored to the needs and strengths of the organization.
Turn person-centered goals into action. Involve staff, patients, and family in the design, implementation, and communication of your organization’s improvement efforts, consistently assessing and prioritizing strategies over time.
Join the network of Planetree Person-Centered Care leaders around the world.
See Certified OrganizationsOur Certified healthcare centers outperform peers on HCAHPS and other patient experience measures, exceed national benchmarks on the CMS core measures and other quality and safety metrics, and have lower readmission rates.
Certification creates community around a shared vision, strategic focus, and sense of accomplishment for everyone in the organization. Be recognized as a leader in the person-centered care revolution. Become a Person-Centered Care Certified organization.
With more than 800 partner organizations spanning 35 countries, Planetree has a comprehensive understanding of how person-centered care translates globally.
Founded by a single patient in 1978, Planetree has empowered over 9 million patients and healthcare providers to look at the care journey in a whole new way.