WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A patient-centered
medical home can provide patients with more personalized and coordinated
health care, according to new principles adopted by America's Health
Insurance Plans' (AHIP) Board of Directors. The Board outlined core
principles integral to the development of a patient-centered medical home
that can ensure greater continuity, comprehensiveness, coordination, and
access to health care services.
"Greater collaboration between patients and clinicians can help meet
the individual needs of patients while improving the quality of care being
delivered," said Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health
Insurance Plans (AHIP).
The patient-centered medical home would replace episodic care with a
sustained relationship between patient and physician. This approach
redesigns the care delivery model by assessing the level of illness or
disease based on sound medical evidence; promoting coordination of care;
and improving accountability for outcomes, patient experience, and
utilization of services.
While there is current market experimentation going on to determine the
appropriate structure for a medical home, the AHIP Board collaborated with
other stakeholders to advance a model that focuses on the following:
-- Practice redesign so care is delivered in response to a patient's
needs and preferences;
-- Clear criteria for patient participation;
-- Adoption of health information technology to facilitate evidence-based
integrated care;
-- Accountability;
-- Engaging and educating consumers and improving personal responsibility
and behavior;
-- Structuring payment to align with measurable improvements; and
-- Pilot testing before moving forward with reformed payment models or
practice redesign.
Click here to view the full Board statement:
http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?bc=31|44|23691.
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CONTACT:
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