Valko George, Wender Richard C, Zawora Michele Q
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 833 Chestnut Street, Suite 301, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Prim Care. 2012 Jun;39(2):261-80. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2012.03.003.
The concept of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has been widely embraced as a foundation for the transformation of health care delivery. Recent evaluations of PCMH pilots validate the initial hypothesis that care provided in the PCMH has the potential to result in better health outcomes at lower cost. However, earning recognition or certification as a PCMH can be a daunting task. This article discusses the process of developing the potential to function as a PCMH, earning formal recognition, and implementing a system of continuous quality improvement to enable the establishment of a mature, sustainable PCMH.
以患者为中心的医疗之家(PCMH)概念已被广泛接受,作为医疗服务提供转型的基础。最近对PCMH试点项目的评估证实了最初的假设,即在PCMH提供的医疗服务有可能以更低的成本带来更好的健康结果。然而,获得PCMH的认可或认证可能是一项艰巨的任务。本文讨论了发展成为PCMH的潜力、获得正式认可以及实施持续质量改进系统以建立成熟、可持续的PCMH的过程。