Taking care of patients in the hospital is challenging (bless the hospitalist physicians). Going home from the hospital -- ...

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has grabbed the limelight as a new model of health care that offers an alternative to fragmented, impersonal and wasteful care that has become the norm ...

Accountable care organizations have an opportunity to gain knowledge in improving health outcomes, improving patient experience, and reducing costs by working closely with practices that have adopted ...

Manhasset, N.Y.-based Beacon Health Partners, an independent physician association made up of 90 independent physician practices throughout New York, began moving toward forming an ACO in 2010, ...

The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) healthcare model integrates mental health providers and physicians under one system. This model focuses on improved patient experience, favorable mental health ...

When people do not have healthcare insurance or money to pay to see a doctor, they do not get basic medical care. Then often the problem gets worse and the sick person heads to the local emergency ...

So you're not a "10" in every which way. But you're probably pretty spectacular in some way, and definitely good enough in most areas of life. If ever there were a time to stop beating yourself up for ...

The University of Delaware Nurse Managed Primary Care Center has been certified as a Patient Centered Medical Home, a designation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance recognizing practices ...

Diabetes, heart disease, depression, and other chronic diseases are on the rise. For someone living with a chronic disease, this often means more doctor appointments, more time with specialists, and ...

Nonjudgmental and collaborative care plans are ideal for primary care clinicians treating patients with obesity.

In the current dynamism of health system restructuring in the aftermath of healthcare reform, community- based oncology practices and institutionally based cancer programs have a significant ...

All older adults (typically age 65 years and older) can receive their primary care in a medical home. But our team is best suited to provide care for the oldest adults who are age 85 years and older.