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Meadow Family Medicine is your NCQA-Recognized, Patient-Centered Medical Home
What is NCQA Recognition?
- NCQA Recognition Programs empower employers, health plans, patients and consumers to make informed heath care decisions based on quality. Participation in a NCQA Recognition Program demonstrates that the practice or clinician values quality health care delivery and the latest clinical protocols to ensure that patients receive the best care at the right time. See the NCQA.org Recognition page for more information.
What is a Patient-Centered Medical Home?
- It is a team approach to providing total health care at our office for you.
Who is part of your Patient-Centered Medical Home team?
- Your health care provider
- All other staff at your health care provider's office
- Most importantly: YOU! You are the most important person on your health care team.
"Patient-centered" is a way of saying that you are the focus of your health care.
What do you need to do as part of your Patient-Centered Medical Home team?
- Keep your medical home providers informed!
- Let your health care provider know about care you receive from other health care professionals.
- Call your medical home first with questions, appointment requests, before you go to an Urgent Care or Emergency Room.
- You can call us during and after regular office hours at 716-693-4600.
- Let your medical home know if you have been in the hospital.
CALL YOUR PROVIDER AS SOON AS YOU ARE DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL
Let your medical home know of any change in your medications after a hospital stay or from another health care provider.
Bring all your medications (or a list of all your medications) with you to each visit at your medical home.
Take an active role in your own health.
Follow the health care plan that you and your team agreed on.
Set goals that you can reach. Once these goals have been reached, discuss new goals.
Tell your team if you're having trouble staying with your care plan or it is not working for you.
What can your Patient-Centered Medical Home do for you?
- Help you manage your health care
- Help answer all your health questions
- Listen to your concerns
- Coordinate your care if additional services are needed, including referrals for counseling when needed. Our practice has a list of resources available to meet these needs
- Encourage you to play an active part in your own health care
Meadow Family Medicine provides equal access for all patients, regardless of (and not limited to)
race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or insurance status. |