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Ambulatory Health Care

Primary Care Medical Home Certified Organizations

Organizations that have achieved Joint Commission accreditation and Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) certification.

05/14/2013

Ambulatory Health Care

Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home Self-Assessment Tool

Orgnizations that want to elect the Joint Commissions Primary Care Medical Home Option, this self assessment tool can be used to determine to what extent the PCMH requirements are being met.

03/22/2013

Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals

FAQs about Primary Care Medical Home Certification for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals

Read the Frequently Asked Questions about Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) Certification for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals.

02/20/2013

Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals

Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option for Hospitals

Joint Commission Requirement

01/01/2013

Critical Access Hospitals

Prepublication Standards—Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option for Critical Access Hospitals

Effective January 1, 2013, for Critical Access Hospitals

11/06/2012

Hospitals

Prepublication Standards—Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option for Hospitals

Effective January 1, 2013, for Hospitals

11/06/2012

Ambulatory Health Care

Facts about Primary Care Medical Home Certification

Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) Certification for Joint Commission accredited ambulatory care organizations focuses on care coordination, access to care, and how effectively a primary care clinician and interdisciplinary team work in partnership with the patient (and where applicable, their family)

08/07/2012

Ambulatory Health Care, Bureau of Primary Health Care

Overview of Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option

Slideshow file covering the Primary Care Medical Home Certification option including the on-site survey process to evaluate compliance with both existing ambulatory care and new PCMH requirements.

06/04/2012

Ambulatory Health Care

What you need to know about Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home

What you need to know about Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home.

02/13/2012

Ambulatory Health Care

Welcome Home - A New Option for Ambulatory Care

The Joint Commission now offers a way that ambulatory care organizations can achieve an optional PCMH certification, showing to patients and payers that the care provided by the organization is patient-focused, coordinated, and comprehensive.

10/14/2011

Ambulatory Health Care

The Joint Commission and NCQA: A comparison of requirements

This tool, prepared by The Joint Commission, compares the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) general standard areas for its 2011 version of the Patient-Centered Medical Home to the specific Joint Commission requirements for its Primary Care Medical Home.

08/26/2011

Ambulatory Health Care

Webinar Replay - Joint Commission Certification for your Primary Care Medical Home

June 21, 2011 Webinar replay. Learn about, Primary Care Medical Home Requirements, On-site Survey Process, How to Apply, Support and Resources, Your Questions and More!

06/21/2011

Ambulatory Health Care

Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) Model

The Joint Commission’s Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) Model is based on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) definition of a medical home.

06/21/2011

Ambulatory Health Care

Joint Commission’s Primary Care Medical Home Option Additional Requirements

This document lists the additional requirements (arranged by 5 operational characteristics and 12 focus areas) that an accredited organization must be in compliance with to be certified as a Primary Care Medical Home.

06/21/2011

Ambulatory Health Care

New Primary Care Medical Home Option

Joint Commission–accredited ambulatory care organizations now have the option of expanding their accreditation to include the Primary Care Medical Home designation beginning July 1, 2011. Read the article from July 2011 issue of Perspectives.

06/20/2011

Bureau of Primary Health Care

Webinar Replay - Primary Care Home Initiative Updates

Related Topics: Primary Care Medical Home, Previous Webinar

03/10/2011

Ambulatory Health Care

Home Sweet Medical Home

02/18/2011

Ambulatory Health Care

Primary Care Home Initiative Expert Panel Members

Listing of Primary Care Home Initiative Expert Panel Members

07/08/2010

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Primary Care Medical Home Certified Organizations

Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home Self-Assessment Tool

FAQs about Primary Care Medical Home Certification for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals

Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option for Hospitals

Prepublication Standards—Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option for Critical Access Hospitals

Prepublication Standards—Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option for Hospitals

Facts about Primary Care Medical Home Certification

Overview of Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option

What you need to know about Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home

Welcome Home - A New Option for Ambulatory Care

The Joint Commission and NCQA: A comparison of requirements

Webinar Replay - Joint Commission Certification for your Primary Care Medical Home

Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) Model

Joint Commission’s Primary Care Medical Home Option Additional Requirements

New Primary Care Medical Home Option

Webinar Replay - Primary Care Home Initiative Updates

Home Sweet Medical Home

Primary Care Home Initiative Expert Panel Members