Kentucky REC

Who is Kentucky REC

Kentucky REC provides coaching and assistance to support practices and clinics as they transform from a traditional sick care model to new models f ocused on comprehensive, coordinated care that keeps patients healthier and reduces complications. At the center of the PCMH model is a primary care physician office, where healthcare professionals work as a team to provide care that is individually determined to meet each patient's specific need. This approach fosters an environment in which patients develop and maintain an ongoing relationship with their primary care physician and a healthcare team focused on enhanced care coordination and office-based disease management planning. As such, the practice becomes the patient's "home" for preventive, chronic, and ambulatory care. The Kentucky REC PCMH Cohort focused on helping the practices demonstrate that they meet nationally recognized NCQA PCMH standards. Practices that achieved recognition worked with Kentucky REC to demonstrate the practice is able to: Provide access during and after business hours and communicate effectively with patients Use readily accessible, clinically useful information to assist in comprehensive care Collaborate with patients and families to pursue goals for achieving optimal health Improve effectiveness of care, safety, and efficiency by accessing timely information for tests and results, measuring and reporting performance, giving physicians regular feedback, and taking actions to improve, and maximizing use of electronic communications to facilitate coordination of care Care provided by primary care physicians in a PCMH is consistently associated with better outcomes, reduced mortality, fewer preventable hospital admissions for patients with chronic diseases, lower utilization, improved patient compliance with recommended care, and lower Medicare costs. "We'd like to congratulate these pioneer practices for becoming nationally recognized Patient-Centered Medical Homes," stated Trudi Matthews, Managing Director, Kentucky REC. "UK and ...Read more

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