A specific source of ongoing care with a continuing medical care provider.
An approach to the organization and delivery of health services for children that is associated with quality health care. It is defined as a means to ensure that health services are accessible, family-centered, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2002).
A primary or specialty care provider who has accepted the responsibility for providing accessible, continuous, comprehensive and coordinated care to members of the Texas Medicaid managed care program. See also PCP.
A primary care provider or other source of ongoing health care that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
a coordinated and respectful health care partnership
an idea about how to provide health care and community services in a coordinated way
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a place where an individual will receive routine health care, and ideally establish an ongoing relationship with a familiar health care provider
a primary health care practice that develops partnerships with families and community providers in order to provide the comprehensive services required by CSHN and their families
a process of care offered by primary care providers in partnership with families of children with special health care needs (CSHCN)
is not just a building, house or hospital, but a team approach to providing health care. A Medical Home originates in a primary health care setting that is family-centered and compassionate. A partnership develops between the family and the primary health care practitioner. Together they access all medical and non-medical services needed by the child and family to achieve maximum potential. The Medical Home maintains a centralized, comprehensive record of all health related services to promote continuity of care. Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) may have many professionals invested in their physical and emotional well-being. Coordination of care is an essential activity to assure communication and planning amongst team members, including family, primary health care practitioners, specialists, community programs and insurance plans.
your PCP office. This is the place that keeps all your medical records and tracks your health needs (see "PCP").
Medical care for infants and children that is accessible, continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, coordinated, and compassionate.
A medical care system for infants, children, adolescents and their families that is accessible, continuous, comprehensive, family centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective. Well-trained physicians who provide primary care deliver care directly or indirectly by and help to manage and facilitate essentially all aspects of pediatric care. ( 1-03)
A medical home is not building, house or hospital, but rather an approach to providing health care services in a high-quality and cost-effective manner. Children and their families who have a medical home receive the care that they need from a pediatrician or physician (pediatric health care professional) who they trust. The pediatric health care professionals and parents act as partners in a medical home to identify and access all the medical and non-medical services need to help children and youth achieve their maximum potential.