Dnp patient outcomes and sustained change
1) To be certified as a patient-centered medical home (PCMH), the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA), website outlines what criteria a PCMH must fulfill. They include providing complete care, coordination of care among multiple providers and services and being responsible for quality care. They also emphasize patient/provider communication. And they use information technology to facilitate collaboration between providers. PCMHs are important in improving patient outcomes. They increase patient involvement in healthcare decisions, and empower patients with greater control over their treatment options. You can also find resources on the NCQA website, such as performance standards. These help to measure and define DPI outcomes such as better disease management or fewer hospitalizations for preventable diseases like diabetes. Research shows that PCMHs have been associated with positive outcomes including better quality of life for patients (Frank et al., 2010), improved medication adherence (Bikmaz et al., 2018) and better health status scores compared with non-PCMH practices (Scholle & Shonko, 2017).
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