Teaching in a Patient-Centered Medical Home

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Patient-Centered Medical Home

The Patient - Centered Medical Home

1. Classify medication use and safety issues within primary care. 2. Explore how pharmacists engage with patient-centered medical home (PCMH) models. 3. Demonstrate the compatibilities between pharmacist-provided medication management services and PCMH principles. 4. Justify the integration of a pharmacist-led medication therapy management (MTM) program within a PCMH model. 5. Analyze advantage...

Patient-Centered Medical Home and Diabetes

The current model of health care delivery is designed to address acute health problems and is based on episodic face-to-face interactions between health care provider and patient, which often do not address the needs of chronically ill individuals (1). Diabetes is a well-documented example of a high cost prevalent chronic illness where a significant quality chasm exists. It is one of the most e...

Pharmacist Involvement in a Patient-Centered Medical Home

Situation Analysis The goal of the development of the PCMHmodel is to provide a high level of care coordination, improve patient engagement, and focus on quality and improved patient outcomes. Although comprehensive and coordinatedmedicationmanagement is an integral component of the model, the inclusion of the pharmacist as a critical teammember is not always considered. Understanding the speci...