PCDC's Impact: Patient-Centered Medical Home

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The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model transforms how primary care is organized and delivered. Patients are encouraged to be more involved in their treatment, leading to better disease management and lower care costs. There are also financial incentives available to PCMH-recognized providers.

PCDC has helped over 800 practices achieve PCMH recognition with a 100% success rate. Our expert trainers tailor one-on-one coaching modules to each practice’s unique needs, maximizing time, value, and resources.

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Hard to Catch Up: Don’t Forget Quality Improvement and Reporting Requirements throughout COVID-19

Categories: Technical Assistance
With the COVID-19 pandemic in its ninth month in New York City, primary care practices have needed to become masters of everything. They are concurrently responsible for regulatory reporting to Medicare, Medicaid, and health plans, developing COVID-19 testing protocols, planning for potential vaccination distribution, delivering telehealth services, restarting in-person services, and managing new remote workforces. The challenges continue to grow, …

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PCDC Marks 800th Patient-Centered Medical Home

Categories: Technical Assistance
Deborah Johnson Ingram
Through PCDC’s assistance, 800 primary care practice sites have achieved National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition — 77 percent of them just in the last 18 months.  The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model improves care by transforming how primary care is organized and delivered. Through a team-based approach, PCMH ensures that patients receive appropriate care when they need it, with emphasis on respect, dignity, …

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Staff Spotlight: Serving Diverse Populations

Categories: Technical Assistance
PCDC’s Performance Improvement team provides Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) consulting services for primary care practices across the country. To date, the team has assisted more than 475 practices to achieve PCMH recognition — a 100 percent success rate. Among the experts behind this work is Nicki Andrews, MPH, a Project Manager who joined PCDC in …

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Project Renewal: Serving the Homeless

Categories: Client Spotlight, Technical Assistance
New York City has over 60,000 homeless residents — most of whom are unable to access critical services, including health care. Homeless individuals’ first interaction with the health system is usually in the emergency room, often due to minor conditions that have deteriorated through lack of treatment. PCDC’s partnership with Project Renewal is helping offset …

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PCMH Reflection: Altura Centers for Health

Categories: Client Spotlight, Technical Assistance
The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) provides consultation and technical assistance that enhances the ability of health care providers to deliver quality primary care. Through these services, PCDC has helped nearly 770 health centers achieve Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition. One such provider is Altura Centers for Health, which worked closely with PCDC to provide …

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