PCMH: New Guide Outlines Strategies to Link Health IT and Patient-Centered Medical Home

New Guide Outlines Strategies to Link Health IT and Patient-Centered Medical Home

Although health IT and the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) are important components of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH), major changes in policy and practice are needed to fully realize its potential, according to a new decision-maker brief from AHRQ. They include adding functionalities that support the PCHM, adding meaningful use requirements that support the PCMH for stages 2 and 3 of the EHR incentive program, and funding technical assistance to primary care providers on PCMH transformation through existing mechanism, such as regional extension centers or primary care extension programs. Access the decision-maker brief on the home page of AHRQ’s PCMH Resource Center.
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