PCMH

Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)

Personal Care Pediatrics is now a Patient-Centered Medical Home. In obtaining this accreditation, we have achieved all the benchmarks required by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). 

Our goal is to provide our patients and families with the highest medical care possible.

What is a Patient-Centered Medical Home?

A Medical Home is all about you and your child. Caring for your child/ren is the most important job of your Medical Home. In this personal model of healthcare, your primary care provider leads a team of health care professionals who collectively take responsibility for your child's (children's) care. They make sure you get the care you need in wellness and illness to heal your body, mind, and spirit. Your personal provider and an extended team of health care professionals build a relationship in which they know you, your family situation, your medical history, and health issues. In turn, you come to trust and rely on them for expert, evidence-based health care answers that are suited entirely to you or your family.

What type of services does my Medical Home provide to me?

We provide comprehensive, compassionate, and continuous care for newborns through age 25 years.

• Same day sick appointments
• Preventative care (physicals, health risk assessments, sport and school physicals and vaccinations)
• Chronic disease management (such as asthma, ADHD/ADD, weight management, and more)
• Acute care for illness and injuries
• 24/7 phone access to your care team
• Electronic access to your records
• Referrals to vetted specialist and mental health care providers
• Management of multi-speacilty care plans including mental health\

How will a Medical Home lead to better care for me?

There are many benefits to being in a Medical Home.

• Comprehensive care: your medical home helps you address any health issue from newborns to 25 years of age.
• Coordination of care: when any combination of services you and your provider decide you need are connected and ordered in a rational way, including the use of resources in your community.
• Continuous care: continuity of accurate, effective and timely communication from any member of your health care team.
• Accessible care: allows you to initiate the interaction you need for any health issue with a physician or other team member through your desired method whether it is with an office visit, phone call or electronically. You can expect an elimination of barriers to the access of care and instructions on obtaining care during and after hours.
• Proactive care:  will ensure you and your provider will build a care plan to address your health care goals to keep you well, plus be available for you when you get sick.
• Evidence base care: your care team keeps up to date with the latest medical research and clinical practice guidelines and will work with you to personalize your care to fit your preferences and your goals.