Designates a clinician lead of the medical home and a staff person to manage the PCMH transformation and medical home activities
Characteristics
Measures Not Included in PCDH Framework
Measure Concept
Structure: leadership support
Descriptions
The practice identifies the clinician lead and the transformation manager (the person leading the PCMH transformation). This may be the same person. The practice provides details including the person's name, credentials and roles/responsibilities.
PCMH transformation is successful when there is support from a clinician lead. Their support sets the tone for how the practice will function as a medical home. The intent is to ensure that the practice has clinician and leadership support to implement the PCMH model and to acknowledge the role of staff in the practice's everyday operations.
Measure or Standard
Standard
Populations
Not specified or not applicable
Level of Measure
Practice/Health Center
Data Source
Evidence of implementation
Measure Identification
NCQA 2017 PCMH standards
Developer/Steward
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Stage of Development/Use
Accreditation