title: The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Meaningful Use: a challenge for better care.
abstract: This article discusses and illustrates the alignment between the National Committee for Quality Assurance's Patient-Centered Medical Home and Meaningful Use. In addition to the various overlaps, there is also significant discussion about Patient-Centered Medical Home and Meaningful Use as well as their distinct requirements. With impending deadlines for Meaningful Use and potential penalties being imposed, this article provides a layout of dates, stages, and incentive payments and penalties for Meaningful Use, and discusses how obtaining Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition could be beneficial to achieving Meaningful Use.
authors.forename: Janis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coffin
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duffie
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furno
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D062527:Meaningful Use / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States