Patient-Centered Medical Home

FQHCs as Patient-Centered Medical Homes/Health Homes

The high-quality teams at health centers focus on providing comprehensive care specific to the needs of each patient.

PA Health Centers with Joint Commission or NCQA PCMH Recognition:

Ambulatory Health
Berks Community Health Center
Centerville Clinics
ChesPenn Health Services
Community Health Clinic
Community Health & Dental Clinic
Cornerstone Care
Delaware Valley Community Health
East Liberty Family Health Care Center
Esperanza Health Center
Family First Health
Family Practice & Counseling Network
Greater Philadelphia Health Action
Hamilton Health Center
La Comunidad Hispana
Lancaster Health Center
Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley
Primary Care Health Services
Primary Health Network
Public Health Management Corporation
River Valley Health Center
Rural Health Corporation of Northeast PA
Sadler Health Center
Sayre Health Center
Scranton Primary Health Care Center
Spectrum Health Services
Squirrel Hill Health Center
Sto-Rox Neighborhood Health Center

Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)/Health Home

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a model or philosophy of primary care that is patient-centered, comprehensive, team-based, coordinated, accessible and focused on quality and safety. It has become a widely accepted model for how primary care should be organized and delivered throughout the health care system. PCMH is defined by the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative as "a model for achieving primary care excellence so that care is received in the right place, at the right time and in a way that best suits a patient's needs."

The medical home encompasses five functions and attributes:

Comprehensive care
Patient-centered
Care coordination across health system
Quality and safety focused
Enhanced access to care

The HRSA Accreditation and Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Initiative supports recognition for health centers that meet national quality standards. HRSA contracts with three organizations to provide technical assistance and training for their respective recognition processes:

The Joint Commission for ambulatory health care accreditation and PCMH recognition
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) for ambulatory health care accreditation and PCMH recognition
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for PCMH recognition

HRSA may support certain fees for participating health centers. The fees covered may be associated with initial accreditation and re-accreditation for ambulatory health care accreditation and PCMH recognition, initial, renewal, and add-on surveys.

Pennsylvania Association of

Community Health Centers

Supporting Pennsylvania's health centers in increasing access to quality primary health care for all

FQHCs as Patient-Centered Medical Homes/Health Homes

The high-quality teams at health centers focus on providing comprehensive care specific to the needs of each patient.

PA Health Centers with Joint Commission or NCQA PCMH Recognition:

Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)/Health Home

The medical home encompasses five functions and attributes: