The patient centred medical home - a new model of practice in the USA

Aust Fam Physician. 2009 May;38(5):279.

Abstract

A new model of medical practice, the patient centred medical home (PCMH), has gained traction in the United States as an advancement in primary care delivery that will bring better value to patients and to those who pay for health care.

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Family Practice / economics
  • Family Practice / methods*
  • Family Practice / organization & administration*
  • Family Practice / standards
  • Humans
  • Medical Records Systems, Computerized / organization & administration
  • Models, Organizational*
  • Patient Care Planning / organization & administration
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Patient-Centered Care / economics
  • Patient-Centered Care / organization & administration*
  • Patient-Centered Care / standards
  • Physician's Role
  • Physicians, Family / economics
  • Physicians, Family / organization & administration
  • Physicians, Family / standards
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / economics
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / organization & administration
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards
  • Primary Health Care / economics
  • Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Primary Health Care / standards
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Reimbursement Mechanisms
  • United States