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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 6/2010

01-06-2010 | Editorial

Using Evidence to Inform Policy: Developing a Policy-Relevant Research Agenda for the Patient-Centered Medical Home

Authors: Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, James M. Gill, MD, MPH, Richard C. Antonelli, MD, MS, Eugene C. Rich, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 6/2010

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Amidst the debate about health care reform, there appears to be near unanimity around the fact that a reformed US health care system requires at its foundation a robust system of primary care. The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) has emerged as the leading strategy around which primary care will be redesigned.1 The core principles of the PCMH model build upon the core concepts of primary care as defined by Starfield2 and the Institute of Medicine3, and include a whole person orientation with care that is accessible, coordinated, comprehensive, and continuous over time. …
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Metadata
Title
Using Evidence to Inform Policy: Developing a Policy-Relevant Research Agenda for the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Authors
Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA
James M. Gill, MD, MPH
Richard C. Antonelli, MD, MS
Eugene C. Rich, MD
Publication date
01-06-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-010-1303-3

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