Health Care Homes (aka Medical Homes)

A "health care home," also called a "medical home," is an approach to primary care in which primary care providers, families and patients work in partnership to improve health outcomes and quality of life for individuals with chronic health conditions and disabilities.

The development of health care homes in Minnesota is part of the ground-breaking health reform legislation passed in May 2008. The legislation includes payment to primary care providers for partnering with patients and families to provide coordination of care.

What's new?

• The health care homes rule is officially complete. The rule took effect on January 11, 2010, when it was published in the State Register.
  
  Please see Health Care Homes - Adopted Rule for more information.
  
  
• The annual report to the Legislature on health care homes implementation is now available.
  
  Health Care Homes: Annual Report on Implementation (PDF: 253KB/22 pages)
  

• A draft of the certification assessment tool is now available for download. Potential applicants are encouraged to use this as an internal clinic tool to determine which clinicians are ready to apply for certification as a health care home. When clinicians are implementing all the standards listed in this tool, they are ready to apply for certification.
  
  Please see Health Care Homes - Certification to download the tool.
  

• Learning collaborative report: A report evaluating collaborative learning models is now available at Health Care Homes - Learning Collaborative.
  
  
• Building Health Care Homes Across Minnesota event: Review and download the slides from the October 29-30 conference at Health Care Homes - Events.

Questions? Contact us.

Phone - 651-201-5421
E-mail - health.healthcarehomes@state.mn.us