News Report | March 23, 2020
Certified Medical Homes Tied To Better Diabetes Outcomes
Primary care practices certified as health care homes (HCHs) had higher performance on a composite measure of five important outcome measures of diabetes care, compared to uncertified practices. Scores for composite optimal diabetes care averaged 46.8% for certified practices, and 43.2% for uncertified practices. The five domains of practice systems include:
- Access: continuous access and communications with consumers and family
- Registry: an electronically searchable registry to identify care gaps and manage services
- Coordination of care: care coordination for consumer- and family-centered care
- Care plans: care plans that involve consumers . . .