The medical home issue

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Everyone agrees that electronic health records are a central aspect of the PCMH.

Useful resources for the interested reader include:

1. NCQA certification for PCMH. Available at: http://www. ncqa.org/Portals/0/PCMH%20brochure-web.pdf

2. Joint principles of the patient-centered medical home. Washington, DC: American Academy of Family Physi- cians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Col-

   lege of Physicians, and American Osteopathic Associa- tion, 2007.

3. Berenson RA. Is there room for specialists in the patient-

   centered medical home? Chest 137:10-11, 2010

4. AOA podcast on the PCMH. Available at: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGIC3uBDf50

Jay H. Shubrook, Jr., DO, FACOFP

Editor