patient-centered medical home (PCMH)

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CMS Inclusion of API’s for Stage 3 Meaningful Use Rule is the Right Decision

One of these rules, the decoupling of EHR certification and meaningful use brings some hope to those looking to build upon established EHRs and other health databases. Prior to this, there has been a very tightly held belief that EHR systems would contain the answers needed to fulfill all governmental regulations, something that has not been shown to be the case. EHR’s are becoming very important tools for healthcare delivery, yet their regimented, and for the most part proprietary data storage models, do not allow for easy customization to meet the needs of our patients and the various healthcare professionals dependent upon them for day-to-day management of patients.

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How Are EHR Systems Made Useful In A Community Of Care?

Robert Green | EHR Intelligence | January 14, 2014

The sense of community between physician and patient has been a tradition of the healthcare experience. It’s that community that not only represents the local nature of care but also the nature of trust that is built and sustained over time between these people in this relationship. Read More »

Military Health Leaders Turn To PCMH Amid Crisis

Anthony Brino | Government Health IT | November 11, 2013

Patient-centered medical home models being tested in the Military Health System could offer lessons in team-based care for civilian providers, who are similarly challenged by an aging population with complex chronic conditions, according to researchers writing in Health Affairs. Read More »

Military Redefines Medical Home Model

Anthony Brino | Healthcare IT News | November 12, 2013

Patient-centered medical home models, an approach to care underpinned by healthcare IT, being tested in the Military Health System could offer lessons in team-based care for civilian providers, who are similarly challenged by an aging population with complex chronic conditions, according to researchers writing in Health Affairs. Read More »