REACH Medical Home Initiative

The REACH Healthcare Foundation provided grant funding to Qualis Health to launch a bi-state medical home initiative, centered in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Using the NCQA PCMH™ Recognition standards as a framework, Qualis Health is providing participating safety net practices with onsite practice consultation and workshops on PCMH topics, including empanelment; enhanced access; team-based care; care management and care coordination; performance improvement and change management; enhanced skills for medical assistants to support team-based care; and patient-centeredness. Through targeted coaching, Qualis Health has helped practices enrolled in the REACH Medical Home Initiative make substantial improvements in patient care.

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Overview: REACH Medical Home Initiative

Launch date: 2009
Practices served: 6
Patients served: 50,000
Practice types: FQHCs, free clinics, academic clinics, pediatric community health centers
 

This project is supported by the REACH Healthcare Foundation.