1. The Patient-Centered Medical Home: Preparation of the Workforce, More Questions than Answers.
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Reynolds PP, Klink K, Gilman S, Green LA, Phillips RS, Shipman S, Keahey D, Rugen K, and Davis M
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- Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Education, Medical, Graduate organization & administration, Health Care Reform organization & administration, Health Policy, Humans, Models, Organizational, United States, Health Personnel education, Patient-Centered Care organization & administration, Primary Health Care organization & administration
- Abstract
As American medicine continues to undergo significant transformation, the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is emerging as an interprofessional primary care model designed to deliver the right care for patients, by the right professional, at the right time, in the right setting, for the right cost. A review of local, state, regional and national initiatives to train professionals in delivering care within the PCMH model reveals some successes, but substantial challenges. Workforce policy recommendations designed to improve PCMH effectiveness and efficiency include 1) adoption of an expanded definition of primary care, 2) fundamental redesign of health professions education, 3) payment reform, 4) responsiveness to local needs assessments, and 5) systems improvement to emphasize quality, population health, and health disparities.
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- 2015
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