DoD and VA Pursue PCMH Model

Home is where the real medical record is – if only because it’s also where medical problems live. To meet health issues at that door, the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are stepping down the walk toward the Patient-Centered Medical Home.

The PCMH, in this instance, is the DoD and VA response to the flood of medical data and how to coordinate that into a single, cohesive approach for patient care. In short, “We need someone to take command and control,” said Paul Grundy, president of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, director of healthcare transformation for IBM and a former U.S. Air Force flight surgeon...