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-- Jump to main content LG MD SM XS -- More U.S. Department of Health & Human Services HHS.gov AHRQ Home About AHRQ Contact AHRQ FAQ Email Updates Search Enter your keywords Search Back Menu -- Defining the PCMH -- Evidence & Evaluation -- Tools for Implementing the PCMH -- Citations Collection -- Contact Us Home You are here Home -- Patient Centered Medical Home -- Transforming the organization and delivery of primary care. Why do we need to transform? The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recognizes that revitalizing the Nation’s primary care system is foundational to achieving high-quality, accessible, efficient health care for all Americans. The primary care medical home, also referred to as the patient centered medical home (PCMH), advanced primary care, and the healthcare home, is a promising model for transforming the organization and delivery of primary care. What real-world examples of effective practice transformation are available? This website features evidence, examples, and lessons learned from primary care practices that have transformed their approach to organizing and delivering care. Policymakers, researchers, practices, and practice facilitators can access evidence-based resources about the medical home and its potential to transform primary care and improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of U.S. health care. Where to go next? How does the PCMH model work? Defining the PCMH >> Discover methods for evaluating health care interventions and developing the evidence base for the PCMH. Evidence & Evaluation >> Participate in a learning community of individuals who have an interest in primary care practice facilitation as an effective strategy to improve primary health care processes and outcomes. Practice Facilitation >> Find evidence about the medical home model and its essential components. Citations Collection >> Explore tools and resources for implementing the PCMH model based on promising interventions made by leading primary care practices and organizations specializing in health care transformation. Implementing the PCMH >> Practice Facilitation Practice facilitation is one of the most promising strategies to support the transition to new models of primary care. Practice facilitators are typically external agents who work with primary care practices to make meaningful changes with the goal of improving quality and outcomes of care. AHRQ is developing resources for organizations that are interested in providing practice facilitation services to primary care practices. Find tools and resources on practice facilitation >> Highlights For Policymakers For Researchers For Practices and Practice Facilitators All Papers, Briefs, and Other Resources on the PCMH Back to top Accessibility Disclaimers EEO Electronic Policies FOIA HHS Digital Strategy Inspector General Plain Writing Act Privacy Policy Viewers & Players Get Social -- AHRQ SITE AHRQ Home About AHRQ Contact AHRQ FAQ Topics Programs Research Data Tools Funding & Grants News AHRQ PCMH SITE Defining the PCMH Comprehensive Care Patient-Centered Coordinated Care Accessible Services Quality and Safety Evidence & Evaluation PCMH Research Methods Series Webinars on Methods in Delivery Systems Research PCMH Papers and Briefs Evaluation Tools Tools for Implementing the PCMH Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum 5 Key Functions and Attributes of the Medical Home Foundational Supports for the PCMH Model Practice Facilitation Citations Collection Contact Us For Policymakers Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Impact Case Studies Assistance on Health Initiatives Measurement & Reporting Tools Research Tools & Data Data Resources Publications & Products Research Findings & Reports Funding & Grants Funding Opportunity Announcements Research Policies Grant Application, Review & Award Process Post-award Grant Management Funding Priorities & Staff Contacts Training & Education Funding Contracts Offices, Centers & Programs Centers & Offices Portfolios of Research Initiatives About AHRQ News & Events Blog Columns Newsletters Events Newsroom -- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services The White House USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 427-1364 Improving the Quality, Safety, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of Health Care For All Americans...