The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) PCMH Recognition is the most widely adopted PCMH evaluation program in the country. Evidence continues to confirm that Patient-Centered Medical Homes deliver high quality care that can lead to lower costs, improved patient experience and better health outcomes.
The patient-centered medical home is a way of organizing primary care that emphasizes care coordination and communication to transform primary care into “what patients want it to be.” Medical homes can lead to higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patients’ and providers’ experience of care.
NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition is the most widely-used way to transform primary care practices into medical homes.