PCMH
Welcome to your Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
At Long Valley Health Center, we focus on taking a patient-centered approach to health care. A medical home is a team approach to helping you understand and manage your health. Your medical home team includes your health care provider, others in your life who support you, and – most importantly – you.
Your medical home can:
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Help you understand and manage your health care
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Help answer all your health questions
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Listen to your concerns
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Work with other medical providers when necessary
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Coordinate your care through additional services
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Encourage you to take an active role in your own health care
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Active involvement in your care
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Providing feedback and talking openly with your team
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Actively participating in goal-setting
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Taking care of your health
Your commitment to your
health includes:
Your medical home can:
What can you expect?
In a medical home, you and your medical team will work together to set goals to improve your overall health. As a significant member of the team, you will be first in communicating the areas that are really important to you.
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Your team will answer any questions you have and help you better understand your health care needs.
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If you need to get help from doctors outside of Long Valley Health Center, your team can support you through any situation you encounter.
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When you have concerns about your health, you and your medical team will discuss all of your options and develop a plan to address each concern.
Your medical home caN:
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Help you understand and manage your health care
-
Help answer all your health questions
-
Listen to your concerns
-
Work with other medical providers when necessary
-
Coordinate your care through additional services
-
Encourage you to take an active role in your own health care
What can you expect?
In a medical home, you and your medical team will work together to set goals to improve your overall health. As a significant member of the team, you will be first in communicating the areas that are really important to you.
-
Your team will answer any questions you have and help you better understand your health care needs.
-
If you need to get help from doctors outside of Long Valley Health Center, your team can support you through any situation you encounter.
-
When you have concerns about your health, you and your medical team will discuss all of your options and develop a plan to address each concern.
Your commitment to your
health includes:
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Active involvement in your care
-
Providing feedback and talking openly with your team
-
Actively participating in goal-setting
-
Taking care of your health
Our commitment to your
health includes:
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Improving accessibility and safety
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Providing access to evidence-based care
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Patient and family education
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A process for goal setting and self-management support
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Addressing behavioral health needs
Benefits to a Patient-Centered
Medical Home:
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Better relationships with your doctors
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Focus on prevention
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More information about your health at your fingertips
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A team approach – your care team will include a combination of doctors, nurses, care coordinators, in reach coordinators, referral coordinators, front desk staff and schedulers
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