Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative - History

History

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative was created in late 2006, when several large national employers came together with the four major U.S. primary care physician associations in order to:

  1. Advance an effective and efficient health system built on a strong foundation of primary care and the patient-centered medical home
  2. Facilitate improvements in patient-physician relations
  3. Create a more effective and efficient model of healthcare delivery

To achieve these goals, the PCPCC has created an open forum where healthcare stakeholders freely communicate and work together to improve the future of the American medical system. The Collaborative has developed model language for inclusion in health reform proposals to include the PCMH concept. It also acts as a key source for the continued education of congressional representatives, the federal and state governments, and individual practices on the PCHM model as a superior form of healthcare delivery.

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