Advanced Primary Care (APC) is a practice that shifts the focus of primary care toward quality. Instead of focusing on numbers, APC ensures patients are provided with high-quality care. APC allows providers to be free of traditional time constraints due to the need of seeing a high volume of patients. In turn, this allows clinicians to spend more time and provide more comprehensive care to their patients. In addition, if a patient needs to be referred to a specialist for more additional services, APC practices have the ability to maintain that relationship and ensure that the patient’s care is thoroughly coordinated throughout the treatment process. The improved effectiveness of primary care at the population level leads to substantial decreases in cost for the patients.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a care-delivery model that reorganizes the way that primary care is provided to patients. The PCMH allows the patients to have one centralized location where they can receive all of their primary care services. This allows the practice staff to provide more comprehensive and coordinated care that is focused on the patient and their particular needs. The PCMH is committed to provided quality care that is evidence-based and backed by research.
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Oregon setting the trend for medical home movement | Portland Tribune | August 28, 2014 |
Open Wide: Medical Education With Real Teeth | Association of American Medical Colleges | July 10, 2018 |
Ohio begins work with TransforMED on medical homes | October 3, 2012 | |
Observers hope Merck's embracement of health reform effort leads to wider adoption | NJBIZ | September 6, 2012 |
NY Assembly votes for universal health coverage | Associated Press | May 27, 2015 |
Nurse Coordination, PCMHs Help Medicare ACO Generate Savings | Fierce Healthcare | June 23, 2016 |
North Carolina: The New Frontier For Health Care Transformation | Health Affairs Blog | February 7, 2019 |
North Carolina providers, insurers may compete for managed Medicaid | Modern Healthcare | August 21, 2015 |
No More Lip Service; It’s Time We Fixed Primary Care (Part Two) | Health Affairs Blog | November 21, 2018 |
Newly Released Toolkit Provides 6 Steps to Creating a Culture of Person & Family Engagement | April 21, 2017 |