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Now that you know more about the different components of the health care system and the concept of a Primary Care Medical Home, I would like you to think about how all of the pieces work together. Read the following case scenario.
Case Scenario: A 67 year old widower with heart failure, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease was taken by ambulance to the emergency room for pneumonia. He was hospitalized for 10 days and needed one month of rehabilitation before going home. Once home he needed additional assistance for one month until he eventually was able to live on his own without assistance.
Answer these questions based upon the scenario:
1. Identify as many traditional AND allied (paramedics, aids, etc.) health care providers as you can that likely worked with this man over the past six months (before, during, and after his hospitalization). Hint: There could be dozens of different people. Note: Do not simply provide a bulleted list of job positions. Discuss when they become involved.
2. What might have been done prior to his hospitalization that could have prevented his hospitalization?
3. What should be put in place to prevent a readmission to the hospital?
4. Use this week’s assigned reading to help define the term "Medical home" and explain the role a good medical home may play in this process?
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Running head: PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOME
Primary Care Medical Home
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PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOME
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Primary Care Medical Home
The critical components of a competent health care system are refining the health care
status of all individuals in the family and the community, countering all health threats against the
population, defending people against financial consequences of ill-health, and providing
reasonable access to a patient-centered health care system. Primary care medical home plays a
vital role in the health care system (World Health Organization, 2016). It ensures a coordinated
patient treatment where primary care physicians ensure patients receive essential care whenever
they need it. The operation is centralized to facilitate the partnership between patients and their
physicians.
Traditional and Allied Health Care Providers That Worked With the Widower
The conventional healthcare providers that likely worked with the man are doctors,
nurses, and physicians. The doctors played an enormous role ...