The Joint Commission (TJC) is developing a Primary Care Home (PCH) designation as an optional add-on to its Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program. As part of this process, TJC has released for review Proposed Standards outlining requirements with which ambulatory care centers seeking PCH designation must comply.
A preliminary analysis suggests that the Proposed Standards are not entirely congruent with AMA policy on the patient-centered medical home as adopted by the AMA House of Delegates. In particular, the Proposed Standards do not appear to require that the PCH be led by a physician.
All physicians are encouraged to review the Proposed Standards and respond to TJC by completing a short survey on the TJC Web site. Physicians may also submit general comments to TJC via the Web site. The deadline to complete the survey or submit comments is March 14.
http://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/field_reviews.aspx?StandardsFieldReviewId=4ebBa9OiwpyfXwx3k3wI39cTCPh7XyqNM%2fvSme1yjzg%3d
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