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e medical he prides a first health ca ctact f most families, that is an accessibl and accntabl ‘go -to’ health ca team –usuay in a primary ca re. back to Basics 1 Medical Home Model Tips to Understand and Implement the The medical home is a model of care implemented by medical practices. —Carl Cooley, MD, FAAP, Chairperson, National Center for Medical Home Implementation Project Advisory Committee tip State programs—such as Title V— can provide technical assistance and support to medical practices implementing the medical home model. Title V programs can explore their state needs assessment data to prioritize which medical home components need to be addressed in order to make progress on National Performance Measure 11. Accessible Care is physically and geographically accessible, practice hours are accessible, and the clinic accepts all insurance types Compassionate Care Well-being of the child and family is explicitly expressed and demonstrated Comprehensive Care All health care needs of the child/youth are met, including well-care, sick-care, and behavioral health needs Continuous Care Children and families develop relationships and are cared for by the same care team from infancy through young adulthood Coordinated Care Care is coordinated among multiple providers and community services, including adult providers to assist with transition from pediatric to adult care Culturally Competent Care Child and family culture, beliefs, rituals, and traditions are valued, respected, and incorporated into care Family-centered care Care is centered on the goals, needs, and preferences of the child and their principal caregivers Medical home components include... • Families and family organizations (such as Family-to-Family Health Information Centers) • Clinicians and clinician organizations (such as American Academy of Pediatrics chapters) • Community-based organizations (such as, but not limited to, schools, faith-based organizations, WIC, SNAP, early education/child development centers) • State departments of public health and/or other state agencies and programs CLINICAL PRACTICES CAN BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH… Strategies to building relationships and partnerships... Priiti 2 tip Partn The medical home model supports practice functions and philosophies that promote high quality care through trusting relationships among families, patients, clinicians, and the community. 3 Measurement ensures that medical home implementation truly meets the needs of patients and families. tip Measurement can demonstrate improved care and patient/family experiences, which may result in enhanced payment. Although medical home recognition/certification is not required for medical practices to function as medical homes, the recognition/certification programs may help measure efforts related to medical home implementation. strategies to measure processes and outcomes associated with the medical home model... Measu Lunch-and- learns Formal written cross agency agreements Documentation across multiple agencies Multidisciplinary and cross agency medical home work groups Quality improvement initiatives Utilization of measurement and practice-assessment tools, such as the Medical Home Index Proactive solicitation of patient and family feedback For more information, technical assistance, and support implementing activities to advance National Performance Measure 11 (medical home), visit www.medicalhomeinfo.org or email [email protected]. Developed by the National Center for Medical Home Implementation, a cooperative agreement between the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U43MC09134. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the US government.
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Medical Home ModelTips to Understand and Implement the
The medical home is a model of care implemented by medical practices.
—Carl Cooley, MD, FAAP, Chairperson, National Center for Medical Home Implementation Project Advisory Committee
tipState programs—such as Title V— can provide technical assistance and support to medical practices implementing the medical home model. Title V programs can explore their state needs assessment data to prioritize which medical home components need to be addressed in order to make progress on National Performance Measure 11.
Accessible Care is physically and geographically accessible, practice hours are accessible,and the clinic accepts all insurance types
Compassionate Care Well-being of the child and family is explicitly expressed and demonstrated
Comprehensive CareAll health care needs of the child/youth are met, including well-care, sick-care, and behavioral health needs
Continuous CareChildren and families develop relationships and are cared for by the same care team from infancy through young adulthood
Coordinated Care Care is coordinated among multiple providers and community services, including adult providers to assist with transition from pediatric to adult care
Culturally Competent CareChild and family culture, beliefs, rituals, and traditions are valued, respected, and incorporated into care
Family-centered careCare is centered on the goals, needs, and preferences of the child and their principal caregivers
Medical home components include...
• Families and family organizations (such as Family-to-Family Health Information Centers)• Clinicians and clinician organizations (such as American Academy of Pediatrics chapters)• Community-based organizations (such as, but not limited to, schools, faith-based organizations, WIC, SNAP, early education/child development centers)• State departments of public health and/or other state agencies and programs
CLINICAL PRACTICES CAN BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH…
Strategies to building relationships and partnerships...
Pri�iti�
2tip
Partn�
The medical home model
supports practice
functions and philosophies that promote
high quality care through
trusting relationships
among families, patients,
clinicians, and the community.
3 Measurement ensures that medical home implementation truly meets the needs of patients and families.
tip
Measurement can demonstrate improved care and patient/family experiences, which may result in enhanced payment. Although medical home recognition/certification is not required for medical practices to function as medical homes, the recognition/certification programs may help measure efforts related to medical home implementation.
strategies to measure processes and outcomes associated with the medical home model...
Measu�
Lunch-and-learns
Formal writtencross agencyagreements
Documentationacross multiple
agencies
Multidisciplinaryand cross agency
medical homework groups
Quality improvement initiatives
Utilization of measurement and practice-assessment tools, such as the Medical Home Index
Proactive solicitation ofpatient and family feedback
For more information, technical assistance, and support implementing activities to advance National Performance Measure 11 (medical home), visit www.medicalhomeinfo.org or email [email protected].
Developed by the National Center for Medical Home Implementation, a cooperative agreement between the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U43MC09134. This information or content
and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the US government.
