Patient Centered Medical Home Model

PA Health & Wellness is committed to supporting its network providers in achieving recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) and will promote and facilitate the capacity of primary care practices to function as medical homes by using systematic, patient-centered and coordinated care management processes. In alignment with the vision of DHHS, it is PA Health & Wellness' goal to have all of its primary care providers recognized as a PCMH by an accrediting agency. PA Health & Wellness will support providers in obtaining PCMH recognition through a nationally recognized organization.

The purpose of the PCMH program is to promote and facilitate a medical home model of care that will provide better healthcare quality, improve self-management by participants of their own care and reduce avoidable costs over time. PA Health & Wellness will actively partner with our providers, with community organizations, and groups representing our participants to increase the numbers of providers who are recognized as PCMHs (or committed to becoming recognized) and who achieve the meaningful use of health information technology (HIT). 

PA Health & Wellness has dedicated resources to ensure its providers achieve the highest level of PCMH recognition with a technical support model that will include:

• Readiness survey of contracted providers
• Education on the process of becoming certified
• Resource tools and best practices.

Our secure Provider Portal offers tools that will help support PCMH accreditation elements. These tools include: