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Analysts say the medical home model can provide effective patient-centered care, but its effectiveness depends on the mannerof its implementation.

Integrated Health Care

A medical home system, also known as a Provider Service Network(PSN), integrates several different aspects of care provided toMedicaid beneficiaries. Such a system "incorporates the use ofhealth information technology and quality measures to create asafe, patient-centered, quality-driven, sustainable health caresystem for Medicaid recipients and low-income uninsured citizens,"according to a DHH release.

The agency says PSNs improve quality of care by creating apatient-focused atmosphere that encourages preventive health care,chronic disease management, and coordination of health careservices.