Is your practice a medical home?

From NPR.org:

"Insurers will also pay [practices participating in a medical home pilot project] bonuses for keeping patients healthy. So, behind the scenes, the office is keeping track of patients, especially if they have a condition such as diabetes or asthma. Dr. Paul Grundy, the founder of a group that's promoting medical homes, says some doctors tell him they already do all that. 'One of the first questions I ask them is, Do you know every single woman in your practice [who is] over 50 and the status of her breast exams? And do you know every man who is over 55 and the status of his colonoscopy exams? If you don't, you don't have a medical home ...'"

Click here to read about the AAFP's definition of a patient-centered medical home.

Posted at 11:20AM Oct 08, 2009 by Brandi White  |  Comments[1]