title: The patient centred medical home - a new model of practice in the USA.
abstract: A new model of medical practice, the patient centred medical home (PCMH), has gained traction in the United States as an advancement in primary care delivery that will bring better value to patients and to those who pay for health care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita (Kansas), United States of America.
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kellerman
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010819:Physician's Role; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States