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Primary health care could be modeled after the Veterans Affairs health system

By Hicbd
Wed Feb 27 2013 4:05 pm

In the Veteran Affairs health system, Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) assigns a health care team- physician, nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant, a registered nurse, pharmacist, social work, psychologist- to a patient. This allows preventative health and chronic disease care and education to be easily coordinated and delivered.

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U.S. Healthcare U.S. Veteran Healthcare

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