Purpose: To facilitate improvements in patient-provider relations, and create a more effective and efficient model of health care delivery.
How: By adopting the PCMH model of care.
What is PCMH: The patient centered medical home model is the provision of comprehensive preventive and primary care which will improve health care quality and efficiency. The patient centered medical home generally has seven core features:
Why PCMH: It has been shown to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care for patients with chronic diseases, a huge cost-driver in our current system. Patients with a regular source of preventive and primary care are associated with: lower per person costs; lower emergency room utilization; fewer hospital admissions; fewer unnecessary tests and procedures; less illness and injury; and higher patient satisfaction.
WV Organizations that advocate for the PCMH model of care:
West Virginia Academy of Family Physicians
West Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants
American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
American Diabetes Association for West Virginia
West Virginians for Affordable Health Care
More Resources can be found at:
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/policy/familymedvalue.html
If your organization is interested in learning more about the West Virginia Collaborative for a Patient Centered Medical Home, please email gerry.stover@wvafp.org or call 304-562-4433.
To sign up, please download and fill out our Signup Letter ( Microsoft Word | PDF ).