Broward Health has been awarded a $60,000 grant from Health Foundation of South Florida (HFSF). The monies will be used to conduct a feasibility study on Broward Health attaining the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s patient centered medical home recognition status. Achieving this status is critical to Broward Health’s future in lieu of ongoing health care reform, much of which is increasingly based on patient centered medical home models.
Patient centered medical homes organize care around patients, with medical staff working in teams that coordinate and traffic care over time. Demonstration projects have shown this model to provide higher quality care, with better outcomes and lower costs.
To attain the recognition, an independent consultant will be hired to complete an internal assessment of Broward Health’s primary care centers. This study will include an analysis of Broward Health’s current policies, procedures and practices, as well as an implementation plan to move into the recognized status. The study and recommended implementation are estimated to take two years and will be funded by the HFSF grant.
