Features of the Medical HomeĪdapted from the AHRQ definition, PCC describes the medical home as an approach to the delivery of primary care that is: The model has since evolved, and today PCC actively promotes the medical home as defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). In 2007, the major primary care physician associations developed and endorsed the Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home. Instead, it is a model for achieving primary care excellence so that care is received in the right place, at the right time, and in the manner that best suits a patient's needs. Above all, the medical home is not a final destination. It is a place where patients are treated with respect, dignity, and compassion, and enable strong and trusting relationships with providers and staff. It has become a widely accepted model for how primary care should be organized and delivered throughout the health care system, and is a philosophy of health care delivery that encourages providers and care teams to meet patients where they are, from the most simple to the most complex conditions. “Compared with other primary care books written for use in the office at the point of care, Primary Care Medicine is the one to own.The medical home is best described as a model or philosophy of primary care that is patient-centered, comprehensive, team-based, coordinated, accessible, and focused on quality and safety. The result is an invaluable tool for decision support and learning at the point of care. Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues.Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text.Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation.A powerful search tool that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web.Complete content with enhanced navigation.Searchable text with quarterly updates integrating important new evidence.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: Bulleted recommendations, blending best consensus guidelines with approaches to personalizing care.Over 300 tables, figures, and photographs, many in color.New sections on evidence-based approaches to team care that enhance patient outcomes.All chapters are completely updated with new data from nearly 3000 of the latest and best randomized trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and cost-effectiveness studies, addressing such issues as revised treatment goals for diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia new oral anticoagulants for stroke prophylaxis new antiviral therapies for HIV and hepatitis C new diagnostic standards for mental health disorders and best approaches to screening for lung cancer and coronary disease.Unique problem-based chapter organization covers the spectrum of adult primary care, including expanded sections on complementary and alternative therapies, men’s and women’s health issues, ADHD, posttraumatic stress disorder, and biologic therapies for cancer and autoimmune disorders.Interactive eBook with searchable text with quarterly updates integrating important new evidence.New, online resources include a recommended curriculum for trainees and faculty, emphasizing a core knowledge base needed for all members of the primary care team, and access to state-of-the-art, condition-specific decision grids to facilitate patient participation in shared decision-making. Primary Care Medicine’s digital format and quarterly updates ensure current, point-of-care decision support. Special consideration is given to team-based approaches of primary care delivery, recognizing its increasing importance to achieving high levels of practice performance. Chapters present actionable, scientifically validated guidance that allows physicians to go beyond standard consensus guidelines and provide highly personalized care. Whether it’s the answer to a screening, prevention, evaluation, or management question or a comprehensive approach to a complex condition, the reader will find a review of best evidence integrated with considerations of affordability, cost-effectiveness, convenience and patient preference.
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Publisher’s Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Ĭlinicians and students at all levels and in all primary care disciplines will benefit from the clear, practical, evidence-based writing and recommendations that address the full spectrum of clinical problems encountered in the adult primary care practice.