In order to have an effective healthcare system that is patient centered, care coordination is inherent. This involves significant communication between health professionals, to ensure that quality care is consistently provided to patients. In addition, as care teams strive to make primary care the center for all of a patient’s general needs, further integration may be necessary. With primary care serving as the “hub” for most patients, incorporating facets of other fields is not only plausible but an obvious next step for better coordination.
The PCC has consistently acknowledged the need for an increase in care coordination, and further integration of other fields, such as oral health and behavioral health. The PCC has shown a commitment to further primary care integration by creating the Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration Workgroup and participating in grants centered around increasing the visibility of oral health in the primary care space.
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White House to Push ACOs, Other New Models | MedPage Today | February 3, 2014 |
The Patient-Friendly ER: From Hello to Goodbye | MedPage Today | February 13, 2014 |
One PCMH Pilot, Two Different Results | MedPage Today | March 25, 2014 |
My Patient, but Seeing That Other Guy Too:Bigamy in the medical home | MedPage Today | April 16, 2015 |
Primary Problems Confront Primary Care:Too many patients, too few doctors: Is this the foundation for a patient-centered medical home? | MedPage Today | February 10, 2015 |
The PCMH Year That Was and the One Ahead | MedPage Today | June 19, 2014 |
EHRs Tied to Fewer Admissions | MedPage Today | September 11, 2013 |
Medicaid Expansion: Swapping Health Clinics for PCMH | MedPage Today | August 12, 2014 |
Medical homes: Where coordinated care 'resides' | Bankrate | May 8, 2013 |
In L.A., Community Health Workers Are Part Of The Medical Team | Kaiser Health News | October 26, 2015 |