Patient Centered Medical Home Model

Louisiana Healthcare Connections is committed to supporting its network primary care providers in achieving recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) by using systematic, patient-centered and coordinated care management processes. In alignment with the vision of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, it is Louisiana Healthcare Connections' goal to have all of its primary care providers recognized as a PCMH by an accrediting agency. Louisiana Healthcare Connections will support providers in obtaining either NCQA’s Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition or the Joint Commission’s Primary Care Medical Home Option for Ambulatory Care accreditation.

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 members of their own care and reduce avoidable costs over time. Louisiana Healthcare Connections will actively partner with our providers, with community organizations, and groups representing our members 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). 

• Online Care Gap Notification
• Member Panel Roster including member detail information
• TruCare Service Plan
• Health Record
• Provider Overview Report

For more information on Patient Centered Medical Home recognition and best practice models, visit the following web sites: 

• NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition Program
• Joint Commission PCMH Accreditation Program
• Primary Care Development Corporation
• National Center for Medical Home Implementation
• Understanding and Running a Patient-Centered Medical Home
• Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative