Children Receiving Care Through A Patient-Centered Medical Home Have A Greater Likelihood Of Receiving Preventive Health Counseling

Children receiving care through a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) practice in 2015 to 2016 were more likely to receive preventive health counseling than children seen in non-PCMH practices that were participating in one of two quality-related activities. The health counseling topics included healthy eating, exercise, wearing a bicycle helmet, use of age-appropriate car safety devices, and not smoking in the home. Adolescents receiving care through a PCMH were more likely to receive counseling on smoking, exercise, and eating healthy than adolescents seen at other practices.
The findings are based on an analysis of nearly 5,000 . . .