What is a Patient-Centered Medical Home?
A medical practice model that:
- Focuses on your needs
- Takes a patient/provider team approach to healthcare
- Measures quality of care to maintain exceptional standards
- Removes barriers to your healthcare needs by offering:
- Same day appointments
- Extended Saturday hours
- Provides preventive care services such as:
- Annual physicals
- Up-to-date immunizations
- Age and gender appropriate testing such as mammograms and colonoscopies
- Provides educational information through methods that may include:
- Nurse care management
- One-on-ones with health educators
- Health seminars
- Printed handouts
- Online resources
What is my role in this model of healthcare?
To optimize your level of care:
- Provide your doctor with a complete history of:
- Recent medical conditions
- Care provided by other doctors including emergency or specialist visits
- Newly prescribed over-the-counter treatments and medications
- Follow your provider’s recommendations for:
- Scheduling and keeping your appointments
- Completing any ordered tests, consultations or treatments
- Maintain a healthy weight and physical activity level
- Refrain from smoking
- For after-hours care in a non-life-threatening situation, contact your doctor’s office before proceeding to the ER
