The Chronic Care Model (CCM) emphasizes the fact that improved functional and clinical outcomes are the direct product of an informed, activated patient

The advanced medical home acknowledges that the best quality of care is not provided in episodic, illness oriented, complaint based healthcare, but, rather, through patient centered, physician guided, cost efficient, longitudinal healthcare that encompasses and values both the art and science of medicine....

A diversified patient population is the sustainable model of the future for community health clinics. Administering a level of service that meets the standards of both insured and uninsured patients helps to transition a community clinic into a viable service center. This objective is accomplished through...