From Translational Research to Translational Effectiveness: The “Patient-Centered Dental Home” Model

Toward revitalizing the Nation’s primary medical care system, the Agency for Health Research & Quality (AHRQ) stated that new foundational measures must be crafted for achieving high-quality, accessible, efficient health care for all Americans. The efficiency of medical care is viewed along two...

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Main Author:	Francesco Chiappelli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-06-01
Series:	Dental Hypotheses
Subjects:	Toward revitalizing the Nation’s primary medical care system the Agency for Health Research & Quality (AHRQ) stated that new foundational measures must be crafted for achieving high-quality accessible efficient health care for all Americans. The efficiency of medical care is viewed along two dimensions: first we must continue to pursue translational research and second we must translate research to optimize effectiveness in specific clinical settings. It is increasingly evident that the efficiency of both translational processes is critical to the revitalization of health care and that it rests on the practical functionality of the nexus among three cardinal entities: the researcher the clinician and the patient. A novel model has evolved that encapsulates this notion and that proposes the advanced pri-mary care “medical home” more commonly referred to as the “patient-centered medical home” (PCMH). It is a promising model for transforming the organization and delivery of primary medical care because it is not simply a place per se but it is a function-ing unit that delivers medical care along the fundamental principles of being patient-centered comprehensive coordinated and accessible. It is energized by translational research and its principal aim and ultimate goal is translational effectiveness. The PCMH is a model that works well within the priorities set by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Health Care Reform Act of 2010. However while dentistry has a clearly defined place in both Acts the PCMH is designed for medical and nursing care. A parallel model of the “patient-centered dental home” (PCDH) must be realized.
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