The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) passed a major milestone in September, as the 6,000th medical practice earned NCQA Recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). “One benefit of PCMH has been fewer costly emergency department and hospital admissions. Patients get the access, personal attention and care coordination from their primary doctor that they need and deserve.”

Starting from 38 practices in 2008, when the NCQA PCMH program debuted, there are now 29,505 recognized clinicians in 49 states, or roughly 15 percent of all primary care practices nationwide. Government and private sector initiatives in 38 states have used the NCQA model to support the spread of medical homes. Click here to read the full article published on Enhanced Online News.