Coloradans are embracing the "medical home" model for health-care delivery, according to a new report from the Colorado Health Foundation.
In a medical home, the patient is the focus, and doctors — who traditionally play the “starring role” in clinics — become part of a team of professionals, all of whom step in as needed. It's also known as “coordinated care,” and Jay Brooke, president and chief executive of the High Plains Community Health Center, said meeting all of a patient's needs is what makes the medical-home approach unique.
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July 31, 2015
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