Homestead Pediatric Associates, Inc.

Patient Centered Medical Home

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The medical home model holds promise as a way to improve health care in America by transforming how primary care is organized and delivered. Building on the work of a large and growing community, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) defines a medical home not simply as a place but as a model of the organization of primary care that delivers the core functions of primary health care.

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1. Comprehensive Care

2. Patient-Centered

3. Coordinated Care

4. Accessible Services

5. Quality and Safety

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"Patient-centered primary care is defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality as care that is relationship-based with an orientation toward the whole person, and that includes partnering with patients and their families to understand and respect each patient's unique needs, culture, values, and preferences. Care that is patient-centered also supports patients in learning to manage, organize, and participate in their own care at the level the patient chooses." - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Defining the PCMH; http://pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/defining-pcmh