JABFM: 10 Strategies for Addressing the Challenges of PCMH Implementation

1. expanding access through care teams
2. preventing unnecessary emergency department visits through patient outreach
3. improved communication and referral tracking with outside providers
4. prioritization of selected program metrics
5. implementing patient-centered practices
6. developing continuous improvement capacity through committees and “champions”
7. incorporating preventive services and chronic disease management
8. standardization of workflows
9. customizing electronic health records
10. integration of mental health

Notes: from an article entitled, "Strategies for Addressing the Challenges of Patient-Centered Medical Home Implementation: Lessons from Oregon," in the May/June 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine by Sherril Gelmon, DrPH, Nicole Bouranis, MA, Billie Sandberg, PhD and Shauna Petchel, MPH
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, abstract only, May/June 2018
Source URL: http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/3/334.abstract

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