American Hospital Association: Patient-Centered Medical Homes
This report from the American Hospital Association examines how hospitals can be supportive of patient-centered medical homes. Link to Original 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: Payment Models to Support the Patient-Centered Medical Home
This policy brief from the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative describes ten payment models which could support the implementation of patient-centered Continue reading
National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has developed a recognition program for patient-centered medical homes. The NCQA recognition program Continue reading
URAC Proposed Practice Assessment for Patient-Centered Health Care Homes
This is URAC’s proposed practice assessment toolkit for its patient-centered health care home. This is the first of three toolkits Continue reading
URAC Proposed Performance Measures for Patient-Centered Health Care Homes
These are URAC’s proposed performance measures for its patient-centered health care home. This is the second of three toolkits or Continue reading
URAC Proposed Patient Survey Toolkit for Patient-Centered Health Care Homes
This is URAC’s proposed patient survey toolkit for its patient-centered health care home. This is the second of three toolkits Continue reading
Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Change Concepts
These quality improvement “change concepts” were developed by the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative, which is funded by The Commonwealth Continue reading
MacColl Institute: Patient-Centered Medical Home Assessment
This assessment tool for patient-centered medical homes was developed by the MacColl Institute at Group Health Cooperative for the Safety Continue reading
