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This site is something that you will use after you have graduated from Grand Canyon University to keep up with the latest information on healthcare research.
Access The Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website and select one of the multiple funded programs available to research.
Write a 1,500-1,750-word essay addressing the following questions with regard to your chosen program. Use at least three to five academic sources in writing this paper.
- What is the mission and budget?
- What is the strategic plan of the program?
- What do they do to control the quality of health care?
- What do they do for cost containment?
- How are they aligned with health care professionals?
- Is this a valuable program or a waste of taxpayer money? If the program has faults, how could it be improved or should it be abandoned? Be prepared to defend your position.
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Explanation & Answer
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The Patient-Centered Medical Home Resource Center (PCMH)
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The Patient-Centered Medical Home Resource Center (PCMH)
Introduction
Good health is one of the needs that every human being desires to have. Therefore,
medical services should not only be affordable but should also be accessible to everyone. The
current system of healthcare used in the United States of America is one that involves the patient
making their way to the hospital and seeking the services of the healthcare provider whenever
they are in need. While this system has been in place for a long period of time, its reliability is
currently being put to question. Many people argue that having the patients visit a health center
for them to receive the care they require is a system that requires changing since it is not only
expensive but may at times be inaccessible to patients. The argument of these stakeholders,
therefore, is to have a system of providing primary medical services where the patient can have
easy access and be able to receive high-quality services without the need of visiting a medical
facility. It is in this regard that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has
come up with a program referred to as The Patient-Centered Medical Home Resource Center
whose aim is to meet the needs highlighted above.
Overview of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is a federal agency that was
formed with the main task of improving the quality of medical care in the United States of
America. Ever since it was instituted, the agency has completed a number of key researches,
which have been adopted and are currently being used in the American healthcare system today.
According to Kronick (2016), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides a wide
range of data, as well as tools that are used by professionals in the medical field to improve on
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certain areas of their profession with the aim of meeting the medical needs of the American
citizens. The agency also works closely with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Sciences
to promote among other things, the training of medical professionals in the country. The Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) receives its funding from the taxpayers pocket and
should thus account for every penny spent with regards to improve quality hea...
