Medical Home & Health Home Accreditation – What Are The Options?

While the concept of medical homes has been around since the 1960s (see A New Approach for People with Complex Service Needs: The Behaviorally-Focused Medical Home), health homes (or specialty medical homes) are a relatively new creation ushered in by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). (And if you’re confused about the difference between the two, check out these resources in the OPEN MINDS Industry Library –Medical Home V. Health Home – Confused?, How Are Medicaid Health Homes Reimbursed For Services?, and The OPEN MINDS Medical Home Update).

The uptake of medical homes and health homes has . . .