http://e-CareManagement.com/jama-article-asks-what-about-the-other-medical-home/ Chronic Disease Management • Technology • Strategy • Issues and Trends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://e-CareManagement.com/jama-article-asks-what-about-the-other-medical-home/comment-page-1/#comment-11769 Melinda Huffman Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:11:28 +0000 http://e-CareManagement.com/?p=538#comment-11769 Very interesting.. After being in acute care for 13 years and then in home care for 15 years, the first time I read the the phrase "The Medical Home", I actually thought I would read on to see the definition explained as just what you suggest here; more medical treatment taking place in the patient's home... Honestly, my first thought after researching more about "the medical home" was "Hmmm... more of the "HMO" same, wrapped with a different bow. Home care is definitely where care should first be delivered when at all possible... Just ask millions of patients about their home care experiences.. Most far outweigh that of any other environment where healthcare is delivered with outcomes being as good, and quality often better! Very interesting.. After being in acute care for 13 years and then in home care for 15 years, the first time I read the the phrase “The Medical Home”, I actually thought I would read on to see the definition explained as just what you suggest here; more medical treatment taking place in the patient’s home… Honestly, my first thought after researching more about “the medical home” was “Hmmm… more of the “HMO” same, wrapped with a different bow.
Home care is definitely where care should first be delivered when at all possible… Just ask millions of patients about their home care experiences.. Most far outweigh that of any other environment where healthcare is delivered with outcomes being as good, and quality often better!

]]> http://e-CareManagement.com/jama-article-asks-what-about-the-other-medical-home/comment-page-1/#comment-11754 Living With Crohns Disease Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:42:07 +0000 http://e-CareManagement.com/?p=538#comment-11754 When my grandfather was receiving hospice care for his Parkinson's and congestive heart failure, it was a gigantic benefit for him to be able to be at home instead of back and forth between hospitals and "nursing homes." For as stubborn a fellow as he could sometimes be, he would have sooner refused any care at all than to be torn away from the house he spent his years in the workforce as a teacher to earn. It's so important, especially for the elderly, that receiving care within their own home be an option. For those who are still mentally stable enough not to need constant watching but who are physically unable to perform their everyday tasks, this can be a huge comfort factor in their daily lives. When my grandfather was receiving hospice care for his Parkinson’s and congestive heart failure, it was a gigantic benefit for him to be able to be at home instead of back and forth between hospitals and “nursing homes.” For as stubborn a fellow as he could sometimes be, he would have sooner refused any care at all than to be torn away from the house he spent his years in the workforce as a teacher to earn. It’s so important, especially for the elderly, that receiving care within their own home be an option. For those who are still mentally stable enough not to need constant watching but who are physically unable to perform their everyday tasks, this can be a huge comfort factor in their daily lives.

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