Home-based primary care: a needed primary-care model for vulnerable populations.
Home-based primary care has a long history in American medicine, and its prevalence is again increasing slowly in the United States in response to a changing demographic, societal, and health-policy climate. There are many models of home-based primary care, including private practice, academic, Veterans Affairs-associated, and concierge practices. There is a growing body of literature supporting the effectiveness of the medical house-call model. New healthcare reform initiatives could further impact the number and size of home-based primary-care practices, including the Independence at Home and the Accountable Care Organization demonstration projects.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. linda.decherrie@mountsinai.org
Linda V
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DeCherrie
Theresa
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Soriano
Jennifer
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D060866:Accountable Care Organizations; D005544:Forecasting; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006792:House Calls / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States