Medical Home

"A recently developed healthcare model known as a "patient-centered medical home" could improve the quality of care received by patients, the quality of life of the doctors who treat them, and even help slow or reverse New Jersey's growing shortage of primary care physicians."

"As part of the Readiness for Reform initiative, the AAMC presents a case studies series to share member strategies for implementing key elements of health reform. These 10 cases showcase a series of competencies required for success from AAMC member teaching hospitals and medical schools in an era of reform. The institutions profiled are implementing diverse programs and initiatives to transform their care delivery models."

"Ohio plans to spend $1 million to expand an approach to primary care that encourages the family doctor to better coordinate with specialists and others to improve a patient's health, state health officials said Wednesday."

"The state of Oregon is looking for health care providers to adopt a primary care model designed for better health and lower costs. Across the state, more than 80 clinics already have applied to be officially recognized by the state as 'patient-centered primary care homes.'"

"As an organizer for the American Medical Student Association, I work with a national network of students passionate about health care justice, unafraid to engage in contentious battles and ready to answer the call to primary care. I appreciate the data about primary care physicians’ positive impact on the health of nations, believe that primary care is a matter of social justice, and appreciate the pivotal role primary care physicians have in caring for the underserved."

"The Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) concept, essential functions of primary care, and an appropriate primary care workforce have been shown to improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs. This paper describes a curriculum that uses the PCMH and related health policy concepts as the foundation for didactic, clinical, and self-directed elements. The PCMH-focused curriculum improved overall student clerkship ratings and maintained student performance on the National Board of Medical Education subject exam."

"The Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) has come to the forefront of primary care practice redesign and can potentially improve health care outcomes and reduce costs. There are several initiatives in medical schools to teach concepts of the PCMH to students, but it is unknown what knowledge and attitudes medical students currently possess. We report students’ awareness and opinions at two medical schools without comprehensive PCMH curricula."

"This special edition focuses on medical education to prepare physicians for the Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH). There are several challenges to curricular redesign within this framework as illustrated in the following articles. More broadly, we recognize that while there may be a generally accepted definition of the PCMH, there are multiple variations on how practices implement PCMH principles."

"The problem of insufficient supply of primary care physicians has been with us for more than a decade. Yet the availability of primary care is a prerequisite for health reform’s success, particularly in its evolved form—the patient-centered medical home."

"On October 24, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that 500 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) have been selected for the FQHC Advanced Primary Care Practice (APCP) demonstration project from over 800 applicants.  The initiative is designed to evaluate the impact of the advanced primary care practice model, also known as the patient-centered medical home, on improving health, improving quality of care, and lowering the cost of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries served by FQHCs."