The patient centered medical home

Siobhan Sundel, Yasmin Deleon-Kraus, Jean Marie Dinapoli

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Abstract

The Patient Centered Medical Home is an evidence-based well-defined care delivery model that is considered to be one of the most promising care delivery systems to improve patient outcomes, the cost of health care, and access to care. It is thought to be the solution for the US health care crisis. Over the last few years, numerous demonstration projects have been funded by various organizations to help convert practices into a PCMH model of care. The results of these demonstration projects supported the effectiveness of the PCMH. Even though it is still evolving, the PCMH is an exemplary evidence-based care delivery system characterized by high-quality, low-cost, collaborative/interdisciplinary care that is coordinated across multiple health care systems. As it evolves and expands, more practitioners including nurse practitioners (NPs) are needed to assume a lead role in providing primary care to patients. NPs have all the necessary attributes to assume the role of the primary care provider.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLegislative Delegation
Subtitle of host publicationThe Erosion of Normative Limits in Modern Constitutionalism
PublisherSpringer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Pages147-164
Number of pages18
Volume9783642223303
ISBN (Electronic)9783642231445
ISBN (Print)3642231438, 9783642231438
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

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