Patient Centered Medical Home Vs Health Management Organization: A Case Study

Patient Centered Medical Home vs. Health Management Organization

A Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a system of care in which patients are involved in a direct relationship with a chosen provider who coordinates a team of healthcare professionals, takes combined responsibility for the complete integrated care provided to the patient, and arranges appropriate care with other qualified providers. The primary care clinician works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and in partnership with the patient to address the patient’s primary health care needs (Houde, Melillo, & Holmes, 2012). Furthermore, this coordinated care means the patient has more time with their physician and care team and more team work in leading a healthy life. The patient’s personal physician leads the care team within a medical practice. The care team include physicians, nurses, physician assistants, care coordinators, nutritionists,

Mobile devices (e.g., mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, wireless technologies (e.g., Bluetooth, RFID, NFC) are now common-place and support a rapidly growing set of applications (Vogel, Viehland, Wickramasinghe, & Mula, 2013). Therefore, health Information technology will help better coordinate all-inclusive personalized care. This will help physicians and patients have better access to medical care and services. To keep the lines of communication open between physicians and patients, communications could be offered through a secure email. Patients are also able to access their medical information through web portals. Health IT brings accessible services via email and/or telephone care. This includes the patient’s electronic access to a member of the care team. The patient’s health information will be documented in an electronic medical records to ensure all team members and specialists have appropriate access to the patients’ medical