The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Patient Experience
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Greater use of patient-centered medical home processes were not associated with patients’ perception of care according to this study.
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Small and Medium-Size Physician Practices Use Few Patient-Centered Medical Home Processes
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article provides the first national data on the use of medical home processes such as chronic disease registries, nurse care managers, and systems to incorporate patient feedback.
Patient-Centered Medical Homes
September 14, 2010 | Issue Brief
Patient-centered medical homes are regarded as a promising approach to delivering higher-quality, more cost-effective primary care, but more research is needed before widespread adoption of the model.
Tool Used to Assess How Well Community Health Centers Function as Medical Homes May Be Flawed
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The patient-centered medical home model holds the potential for reducing disease complications and improving health, and the federal government is now promoting the adoption of the model within federally qualified community health centers.
Federal Tool to Assess Community Health Centers May Be Flawed
March 21, 2012 | Story
RWJF scholar finds that a tool used to evaluate patient-centered care at community health centers might not measure the quality of care actually delivered.
Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot Projects
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
As the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model emerges as a key vehicle to improve the quality of healthcare and to control costs, many Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) communities are implementing pilot programs that promise to reinvigorate pr ...
Examining Critical Health Policy Issues Within and Beyond the Clinical Encounter
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This essay examines the role of the patient in the U.S. health care system. The authors discuss the transformation of the patient from a passive follower of medical authority into an active consumer in today's health care system.
Pay for Innovation or Pay for Standardization
February 1, 2009 | Report
This primer published by the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) urges major reforms in the way Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance plans pay primary care physicians.
Measuring the Medical Home Infrastructure in Large Medical Groups
January 7, 2009 | Story
While there is slow adoption of the patient-centered-medical home (PCMH), the largest of the large medical groups have the most comprehensive PCMH infrastructures.
So, You are Thinking about Becoming a Patient-Centered Medical Home
July 1, 2009 | Story
The Ohio Family Physician profiles the Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot and Co-pilot project in the Summer 2010 issue.