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| Patient-centered medical homes offer quality option for health care - Page 2 |
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Page 2 of 4 Using the definition developed by the Commonwealth Fund, a medical home is a physician’s office or health center that provides a range of “patient-centered” comprehensive health care. These are places committed to the individual’s total well-being, emphasizing preventive care and total care for chronic conditions. Diagnostic tests and other health services such as dental and mental health services are provided in a central location, still close to the medical home.For the largely African American, lower-income population of the Near East Side, the medical home also offers an opportunity to alleviate racial disparities in access and quality, when compared with white, suburban population, according to the Commonwealth Fund. In addition to preventive care, people with chronic conditions who have medical homes are better prepared to manage their health and not use the emergency department. |
| Health Systems, Health Authority Announce Safety Net Initiatives |
DETROIT -- The leaders of health systems serving Wayne County have agreed to pursue initiatives that will help contain uncompensated care which has been an increasing fiscal burden and create systems that will more appropriately and cost-effectively meet the health and social needs of uninsured and underinsured people. |
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