Safety Net Medical Home Initiative Guide Series

"The second edition of the SNMHI Implementation Guide Series has been published which includes updated materials and many new tools.  The second edition was informed by the experience and learning of sites that participated in the SNMHI and by reviewers and contributors from across the country.

SNMHI Materials:

• NEW Introductory materials describe how and where to being the PCMH transformation.
• NEW Executive Summaries provide a concise description of each Change Concept, its role in PCMH transformation, and key implementation activities and actions.
• Implementation Guides, which provide an introduction to the Change Concept, implementation strategies and tools, and case studies, were updated and expanded.  New additions include:  the role of health information technology (HIT), case studies, and additional resources.
• NEW 23 tools that can be used to test or apply the key changes.  Tools include an interactive Do-it-Yourself Run Chart, Determining the Right Panel Size Worksheet, and a Secret Shopper Exercise to test the ease of scheduling an appointment from the patient's perspective.
• A revised interactive PCMH-A (version 3.1).
• Change Concepts for Practice Transformation and 2011 NCQA PCMH Recognition Standards: A Crosswalk
• NEW Downloadable registry of tools and resources, which includes all resources and tools hosted on the site and those hyperlinked within the documents on the site.

We also recently published SNMHI Project Summary: July 2013, which provides a snapshot of the Initiative's achievements, provides more information about the SNMHI library, and describes what comes next.

All materials are free and available on the SNMHI website.  Please contact us with the questions or comments at info@qhmedicalhome.org."  [Source:  SNMHI]