The terms medical home, patient centered medical home, health home and other versions are often used interchangeably to refer to models for care management or primary care delivery.
While these terms share common origins and underlying concepts, it can be confusing to understand how specific programs differ from one another. The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative developed a White paper, “Medical Home Concept Versus Medicaid Health Home,” to help health care providers and other stakeholders understand the similarities and differences between two models currently being implemented in Kansas, the Medicaid Health Home and the Patient Centered Medical Home.
White Paper: Medical Home Concept Versus Medicaid Health Home