“Strengthen the Core and Stimulate Progress: Assembling Patient-Centered Medical
Homes” was the theme of my year as the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine President …

formed practices in which students and residents can experience these innovations first
hand. Clearly this is a topic which has great interest within a broad swath of family medicine …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) has come
to the forefront of primary care practice redesign and can potentially improve health care …

After several years of effort, the AAFP and other primary care specialty groups scored a huge
win at the 2008 interim meeting of the AMA House of Delegates when the delegates agreed …

PURPOSE We describe the experience of practices in transitioning toward patient-centered
medical homes (PCMHs) in the National Demonstration Project (NDP). METHODS The NDP …

In its landmark 2001 report Crossing the Quality Chasm, the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
identified patient-centeredness as one of six aims for the health care system. As the concept …

This article introduces a journal supplement evaluating the country's first national
demonstration of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) concept. The PCMH is touted …

The Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) concept, essential functions of primary care,
and an appropriate primary care workforce have been shown to improve health outcomes …

Background and Objectives: The Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a central
concept in the evolving debate about American health care reform. We studied family …

Background The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model aims to provide patient-
centered care, lower costs, and improve health outcomes. Medical students have not been …