At first, it was a trickle of pioneer practices across the country that signed up to become Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH). Today, the PCMH model has grown and proven itself by delivering better outcomes at a lower cost. The best outcome of all? Patients are happy with access to the team-oriented care that focuses on helping them get well and stay that way.
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Last week JAMA published, “Effects of a Medical Home and Shared Savings Intervention on Quality and Utilization of Care.” The authors found that a large multi-payer patient-centered medical home (PCMH) program in northeast Pennsylvania (the Pennsylvania Chronic Care Initiative) achieved substantial reductions in unnecessary health care services, while improving the quality of care for its patients.
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