The Commonwealth Fund, Qualis Health and the MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation have just launched a new initiative to help primary care safety net clinics become high-performing patient-centered medical homes. The goal of the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative is to develop a replicable and sustainable implementation model for medical home transformation. |
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Regional Coordinating Center applications were due on November 3, 2008. Forty-two (42) organizations from 31 states across the U.S. applied to become part of the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative. |
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Patient-Centered Care for the Safety Net System The Safety Net Medical Home Initiative
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a model of primary care delivery. In PCMH practices, patients receive well-coordinated services and enhanced access to a clinical team. Clinicians practicing in PCMHs use decision support tools, measure their performance, engage patients’ in their own care and conduct quality improvement activities to address patients’ needs.
The PCMH model has the potential to improve clinical quality, improve patient experience and reduce health system costs.
For more information on this new initiative, click here.
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