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Patient-centered medical home elements improve clinical quality
High performance on components of patient-centered medical homes, including continuity, access, care coordination and communication, enhance clinical quality and, if sustained, can lead to substantial health benefits to the population over time, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.“Despite widespread adoption of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model, it is unknown which components are most related to clinical quality,” Karin Nelson, MD, MSHS, from the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, and colleagues wrote. “We sought to assess the association between elements of the PCMH model (Read more...)