The medical home--improving quality of primary care for children.
The concept of a medical home appears to be a key driver for enhancing the value of health services as care systems are transitioned to meet the ongoing challenges of improving quality and containing costs. This article provides an overview of the challenges faced in United States health care delivery systems that affect child health, explains how the medical home might address them, describes methods for measuring quality in medical homes, and identifies barriers to implementation of the model.
Wegner
Steven E
SE
AccessCare, 3500 Gateway Centre Boulevard, Suite 130, Morrisville, NC 27560-8501, USA. sew@ncaccesscare.org
Antonelli
Richard C
RC
Turchi
Renee M
RM
D002648:Child; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004645:Empathy; D005190:Family; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States