Utilizing medical homes to manage chronic conditions

There is a quality chasm in American health care. The increasing prevalence of chronic disease (including obesity) among members of the US population is by itself sufficient motivation to change the structure of the nation's current health care system. Studies that have tracked the quality of health care services reflect-across the board-a lack of efficiency. The consensus among researchers is that care delivered by physicians working within a Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) model consistently leads to better outcomes for patients with chronic diseases. Change, it would seem, is required.