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Medical Home Measurements
The Medical Home Index: The Center for Medical
Home Improvement
The
Medical Home Index (MHI) is a validated self-assessment
and classification tool designed to translate the broad
indicators defining the medical home (accessible, family-centered,
comprehensive, coordinated, etc.) into observable, tangible
behaviors and processes of care within any office setting.
It is a way of measuring and quantifying the "medical
homeness" of a primary care practice. The MHI is based
on the premise that "medical home" is an evolutionary
process rather than a fully realized status for most practice
settings. The MHI measures a practice's progress in this
process. The companion Medical Home Family Index is also
included on this site.
- The Pennsylvania Medical Home Project (EPIC IC) has
adapted the Medical Home Index into a 2-page
questionaire.
Medical Home Assessment Questionnaires and Plan for
Measuring Outcomes:
These tools were created by the South Carolina Medical Home
Team. The medical home assessment questionnaires assess
medical homeness as it relates to each of the 7 medical
home elements. They offer assessment tools for both the
office staff and the health care professional. They have
also included a plan for measuring medical home outcomes,
recommending primary and secondary data sources, and improvement
measures /comparison information.
Health Care Office Staff Version 
Health
Care Professional Version
Plan for Measuring
Medical Home Outcomes
Medical Home Assessment Surveys
As part of “Building Medical Homes for Children with
Special Health Care Needs”, a federal Maternal and
Child Health Bureau Community Integrated Service Systems
(CISS) project, staff sought to identify barriers to serving
as a medical home to children with special health care needs
(CSHCN) in the Los Angeles County area. In order to gather
information about key components of care in a medical home
for children with special health care needs and barriers
to this care, the Los Angeles Medical Home Project conducted
two surveys: 1) a surveys of providers caring for children
with special health care needs, and 2) a survey of parents
of children with special needs. Survey tools and results
are available. Developed by the Los Angeles Medical
Home Project for CSHCN.
The Oregon Medical Home Project: Provider Survey
The Oregon Medical Home Team has developed and implemented
a measure called the Probed
T provider survey. The tool was developed to evaluate
physician knowledge of Medical Home concepts. They use the
form when they present on Medical Home topics to medical
groups. For more information on this tool, please contact
Patricia Tangeman, Coordinator, Oregon Medical Home Project
at tangeman@ohsu.edu
Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural
Competency
Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing
Services and Supports to Children and Youth with Special
Health Needs and their Families. -
Checklist.
This checklist is intended to heighten the awareness and
sensitivity of personnel to the importance of cultural diversity
and cultural competence in human service settings. It provides
concrete examples of the kinds of values and practices that
foster such an environment
Developed by Tawara D. Goode. Georgetown University Center
for Child and Human Development-University Center for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research
& Service. Adapted from - Promoting Cultural Competence
and Cultural Diversity in Early Intervention and Early
Childhood Settings-June 1989. Revised 1993, 1996, 1999,
2000 and 2002.
Last Updated
July 25, 2008
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