title: How do I judge the "medical homeness" of my practice?
abstract: A Medical Home provides care to infants, children, and adolescents that is accessible, continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective. These desirable characteristics are often difficult to assess in a practice. A recent policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics provides clarification and functional definitions of these characteristics. Tools and resources are available to aid physicians, clinic administrators and client-families in assessing their clinic's compliance with Medical Home characteristics, as part of a long-term quality improvement program for their practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72202-3591, USA.
authors.forename: Eldon G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ochoa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant