Since medical home tenets include disease prevention and management of co-morbidities, RD participation is essential to improve patient health outcomes and reduce costs.

- Academy Medical Home Workgroup’s “Patient-Centered Medical Home Strategic Plan”

Many PCMH models are in place across the country. A variety of groups, including payer groups, state medical boards, state and federal government agencies, and national medical associations have collaborated to develop local PCMH models. Most models are initiated as demonstration projects to assess the program’s impact and cost-savings on a particular patient group, and in some cases the model targets specific disease conditions. Registered dietitians can be an integral part of the team that provides patient-centered care to individuals through the medical home.

• Background
• Case for Change to the PCMH Model
• Demonstration — Pilot Projects
• Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
• HRSA Health Resources & Services Administration USDHH
• AHRQ Patient-Centered Medical Home: Strategies to Put Patients at the Center of Primary Care
  This AHRQ brief is available at www.pcmh.ahrq.gov and provides a clear and concise definition of the patient-centered medical home and outlines 6 strategies that can be used to support primary care practices in their efforts to engage patients and families, quality improvement activities in the primary care practice, and development and implementation of policy and research.
• HRSA Patient Centered Medical Health Home Initiative
  Presentation regarding the requirements necessary to be considered a medical home; including quality measures.
• Benefits of Integrated Healthcare Delivery System
  Article discussing the benefits of Integrated Delivery Systems regarding patients' access to care as well as quality of the care provided. Discusses the benefits and areas for improvement regarding EHR use.
  • Healthcare Delivery System
  • Health IT Tool Box Webinars