Patient Centered Medical Homes

• Overview
• Patient Centered Specialty Practices
• Ohio Department of Health's PCMH Initiatives
• Helpful Tools

Overview

Ohio Department of Health PCMH

 odh.ohio.gov

"The Ohio Department of Health is leading a statewide expansion of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of primary care in Ohio in order to:

• Control costs and ensure healthcare in Ohio is affordable
• Improve health outcomes
• Enhance the patient experience"

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What is the PCMH?

pcmh.ahrq.gov

"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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Patient Centered Specialty Practices

Specialists get a shot at patient-centered medical home model

advisory.com

"This week, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) launched a recognition program that aims to extend its successful Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model beyond primary care to specialty practices. The new Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) designation program provides clear guidelines for specialists looking to establish a role in patient-centered “medical neighborhoods,” and will recognize practices committed to providing team-based, coordinated care and enhancing communication with providers and patients across the continuum..."

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Ohio Department of Health's PCMH Initiatives

Ohio Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Learning Centers

 odh.ohio.gov

"The Ohio Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (OPCPCC) is composed of six learning centers. An initial, and key, role of the learning centers involves a resource filtering or sharing of resources including both a simple sharing of resources that currently exist, as well as creating resources, learning opportunities, and facilitation of conversations..."

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Helpful Tools

None at this time.

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