Primary care is changing, and the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is at the epicenter of this transformation. HIN's Medical Home Monitor provides access to a wide variety of information resources on the PCMH model to help you monitor this fast-growing trend and its wide-ranging implications for care delivery, healthcare quality, physician training and reimbursement, chronic illness and more. A medical home is not just a building, house or hospital, but a team approach to coordinating healthcare. A medical home is family-centered and compassionate and coordinates all medical and non-medical services needed by the patient. The Healthcare Intelligence Network has been monitoring developments of the medical home, which has its roots in pediatrics to address the unique needs of children and their families. In recent years, experts in the medical community have realized that the positive impact of medical homes could benefit others, particularly those with chronic conditions and in high-disparity and underserved populations.

Recent Audio Interviews on the Medical Home

Dr. Craig Samitt: Accountable Care Organizations, the new medical home neighbor Click here to listen.

Dr. Ricardo Guggenheim: Why healthcare should invest in management of uninsured care costs Click here to listen.

Dr. Barbara Walters: Bringing clinical credibility to the medical home contract negotiating table Click here to listen.

Liz Reardon: Ideas for integrating primary care and behavioral health Click here to listen.

Dr. James Crawford: Wiring the medical home: Healthcare IT to power a patient-centered model Click here to listen.

Ewa Matuszewski: Health IT tool of choice for the medical home Click here to listen.

Dr. James Crawford: Wiring the medical home: Healthcare IT to power a patient-centered model Click here to listen.

Dr. Don Liss: Physician engagement with Aetna 'Care Considerations' pays off in medical home pilot. Click here to listen.

Dr. Anita Murko: Patient involvement essential to medical home placement. Click here to listen.

Dr. Charles DeShazer: Benefits more than justify medical home investment. Click here to listen.

Marcus Barnes: How hospitals benefit from partnerships in patient-centric primary care. Click here to listen.

Dr. James Barr: The fine points of a payor-provider pilot that dramatically improved compliance levels and clinical outcomes for patients with diabetes. Click here to listen.

Roberta Burgess: Contents of Community Care Plan's provider toolkits and patient diabetes action plans, both key communication vehicles in its diabetes medical home project. Click here to listen.

Dawn Bazarko: UnitedHealthcare's template for a medical home model Click here to listen.

Dr. Lonnie Fuller: Solid relationships with ACCESS Plus providers keep patients coming back in for care. Click here to listen.

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