The Patient Centered Medical Home Model
The Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
Week 7 Discussion: The Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
Step 1: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model, also known as a health home, is a health care delivery model designed to improve access to care, increase quality, and reduce costs. Familiarize yourself with the PCMH model. Use these websites or research them on your own. The Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
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- The Medical Home Model of CareLinks to an external site.
- How the Affordable Care Act Will Strengthen the Nation’s Primary Care FoundationLinks to an external site.
- Health Policy Gateway_PCMHLinks to an external site.
Step 2: For this discussion, select one of the health care delivery settings discussed in the assigned reading (e.g. home health/hospice, long term care, the VA system, retail/nursing clinics, community health centers) and consider ways in which the setting could incorporate aspects of the PCMH model. Specifically, address access, quality, and cost. Finally, discuss the nurse’s role in advocating for these changes. If possible, share your own experiences and example of this model (or related principles).
Step 3: Read other students’ posts and respond to at least two of them by Friday at 11:59 pm MT.
Cite any sources in 7th. ed APA format.
Select Reply to join the discussion. See rubric for grading details. You can find this by clicking the three dots to the top right of this thread.
Response Posts: In your responses to your classmates, contribute to the discussion with your own original professional opinions or interpretation of the course materials. Peer Responses do not require research for this course, so you do not need to include a reference and citation. If you choose to include research, APA formatting points will not be deducted for errors.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
