PCMH | PTH-PA |
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Personal physician | 25% of PTH-PA clients have the on-site family physician as their PCP. Efforts are ongoing to link all clients with a PCP either on site or in the community because almost 50% of clients do not have a known PCP. |
Physician-directed medical practice | A family physician is the medical director of PTH-PA. |
Whole-person orientation | PTH-PA offers fully integrated primary and behavioral health care. The principles of mental health recovery are a core value. |
Care is coordinated and integrated across all elements of the complex health care system | All care transitions are coordinated closely by the PTH-PA staff. On-site meetings frequently occur between PTH-PA staff and the staff of outside care facilities. |
Quality and safety | PTH- PA has developed the infrastructure for ongoing continuous quality improvement. Clients actively participate through community-based participatory research and a consumer health advisory board. |
Enhanced access | Appointment scheduling is open access and staff is available 24 hours a day. |
Payment | Payment for family physician time is not built into the behavioral health billing structure. Payment relies on contracts and in-kind support. |
PCP, primary care physician.