Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Care Coordination
This implementation guide from the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative includes useful evidence and practical suggestions for improving care coordination, Continue reading
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Opportunities to Advance Patient-Centeredness and Equity
With the historic enactment of national health care reform in March 2010, it can be a little overwhelming to understand all the details and implications of this huge structural shift in national health care policy.
As I continue to refine my own knowledge and understanding of the national health care reform law, I will share my analyses and presentations here. I will be highlighting what I call the “patient-centeredness” and “equity” elements of the legislation, two of the components of health care quality identified by the Institute of Medicine.
Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Organized, Evidence-Based Care
This implementation guide from the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative describes how evidence-based clinical guidelines can be implemented to improve Continue reading
Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Optimizing Health Information Technology
A patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is defined by the way health care teams are organized and how they interact with Continue reading
Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Engaged Leadership
Patient-centered medical home (PCMH) transformation requires the visible and sustained engagement and tangible support of a wide range of leaders Continue reading
Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Continuous & Team-Based Healing Relationships
This implementation guide from the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative provides guidance on how practices can develop and sustain strong Continue reading
Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Enhanced Access
This implementation guide from the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative provides guidance on how practices can provide patient-centered care 24 Continue reading
Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Assigning and Managing Panels
This implementation guide from the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative describes how patient-centered medical homes can improve the assignment and Continue reading
Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Empanelment – Establishing Patient-Provider Relationships
This implementation guide from the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative describes how medical homes can improve the empanelment of patient Continue reading
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