Mercy Harvard Medical Center South Earns National Recognition

Mercy Health System:

JANESVILLE, WI—Mercy Harvard Medical Center South has achieved Level 1 recognition status for Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) from The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

The patient centered medical home is a model of care emphasizing care coordination and communication to transform primary care into “what patients want it to be.” Research has shown that medical homes can lead to lower costs and higher quality, and improve patients’ and providers’ reported experiences of care. The PCMH identifies practices that promote partnerships between individual patients and their personal clinicians, instead of treating patient care as the sum of office visits. Medical home clinicians demonstrate the benchmarks of patient-centered care, including open scheduling, expanded hours and appropriate use of proven health information systems.

“PCMH Recognition shows that Mercy Harvard Medical Center South has the tools, systems and resources to provide their patients with the right care at the right time,” says NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane.

This recognition is valid for three years, and, to earn this status, Mercy Harvard Medical Center South demonstrated the ability to meet the program’s key elements embodying characteristics of the medical home. The standards are aligned with the joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home established with the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Association.

For more information about the Patient-Centered Medical Home program visit http://recognition.ncqa.org. To contact Mercy Harvard Medical Center South, visitwww.MercyHarvardSouth.com or call (815) 943-1122.

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