The Medical Home* is…

not a place or building!

but… an approach to providing high-quality, cost effective health services;

a coordinated & respectful health care partnership among a child, his/her parents and the child’s Primary Care Provider

*Initiative funded by MCH Bureau & HRSA

Accessible

Family-centered

Continuous

Comprehensive

Coordinated

Compassionate

Culturally Effective

Access to a medical home

Early and continuous screening

Community based systems of care that are culturally competent

Access to affordable health insurance

Family & youth participation & satisfaction

Services necessary for transition to adulthood

establish statewide models of medical home implementation

work with PCPs to expand the medical home concept in their practices

develop strategies for better coordination between primary and specialty care

establish mechanisms for coordination between the medical home and other community services

Title V Block Grant & Performance Measures:

Specific reporting on % of CSHCN in each state with a medical home

More specific data in a national survey

SPRANS* Grants & Performance Measures:

reporting on % of CSHCN who have a medical home

*Special Projects of Regional and National Significance

Ideal source: knowledgeable & willing PCP, capable of working with you to identify and access all the (medical and non-medical) services needed for your child and family to reach your maximum potential

Whatever her practice setting, the provider must work to provide services that meet American Academy of Pediatrics criteria for a Medical Home

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