PCMH & ACO focus on the patient and the healthcare team to provide the best outcome for the patient.
What is the Purpose of Health Care Delivery Models?
This is a healthcare delivery model that coordinates patient treatment through the PCP to ensure medical necessity of services.
What is the Patient-Centered Medical Home?
Licensed by individual states. Can perform more complicated clinical tasks and can oversee the case management of patients with chronic conditions.
What is a Registered Nurse?
A mammogram is done, recommended to start at age 40.
What is Breast Cancer Screening?
Assist with transportation to and from medical appointments and DME.
What are transportation and medical equipment?
Examples are PT, OT, ST, pharmacists, mental health specialists nutritionists, and dentists.
What are other healthcare providers?
Approach that includes care for the patient's needs, not just medical/physical concerns.
What is Comprehensive Care?
Prepare and dispense medications.
What is a Pharmacist?
Recommended at age 45 and can be done with a FOBT or colonoscopy.
What is a Colorectal Cancer Screening?
What is adult day programs?
Examples are MD, DO, NP, or PA.
What are primary care providers?
Provider-directed medical practices oversee all specialty care, hospital, home health care, and community services.
What is Coordinated Care?
Physicians who diagnose, prescribe, and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders.
What is a Psychiatrist?
LDCT is recommended for adults ages 50-80 who have smoked for 20 20-pack-year history or recently quit within the last 15 years.
What is a Lung Cancer Screening?
Housing for older adults or disabled individuals that provides nursing care, housekeeping, and preparing meals as needed. Patients must be able to partially care for themselves.
What is assistive living?
What are support staff?
Having open scheduling, extended hours, and communication portals available to the patient.
What is Accessible Services?
Work with patients experiencing mental health challenges.
What is a Psychologist?
Recommended for osteoporosis and postmenopausal patients younger than 65 years.
What is a Bone Density Screening?
Offer services for individuals who can no longer perform basic daily living activities independently.
What is long-term care?
This role helps patients with chronic conditions.
What are nurse case managers?
This includes delivering quality health care.
What are Quality and Safety Commitments?
Work with patients and families in times of transition or crisis.
What is a Social Worker?
Recommended for patients over 40 years old. Risk factors include diabetes or history of glaucoma.
What is a Dilated Eye Examination?
Provide programs to promote health and overall well-being in the community.
What are community health programs?