The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) announced today a national effort to help federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) improve care by offering ACP's Medical Home Builder (www.medicalhomebuilder.org) 2.0 at a discounted rate. FQHCs also will have the opportunity to join an online community within Medical Home Builder 2.0 to support the NACHC Patient Centered Medical Home Institute.
"Assisting health centers in their transformation into patient centered medical homes is a team effort." said Donald L. Weaver, MD, chief medical officer, National Association of Community Health Centers. "This vital partnership with ACP brings tools and a supportive professional network to support improved care to underserved communities and vulnerable populations."
Community health centers serve the primary health care needs of more than 20 million patients in over 8,000 locations across the United States.
"We are pleased to offer these dedicated health care professionals a tool to identify opportunities to improve quality of care for underserved populations," said Michael S. Barr, MD, FACP, MBA, who leads ACP's Medical Practice, Professionalism & Quality division. "Medical Home Builder 2.0 provides practice teams with a robust self-assessment tool to improve patient care, streamline fundamental business operations, and identify and implement key features of the patient-centered medical home."
Users of ACP's Medical Home Builder 2.0 become part of an online community of practices committed to improving patient care and identifying office efficiencies. The program offers 23 self-paced modules that address the key attributes and expectations of a patient-centered medical home, improving clinical care, and practice management. Each module includes: