The Patient-Centered Medical Home Neighbor
Authors: M. Carol Greenlee, Richard Honsinger, Neil Kirschner
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

Letters7 June 2011The Patient-Centered Medical Home NeighborM. Carol Greenlee, MD, Richard Honsinger, MD, and Neil Kirschner, PhDM. Carol Greenlee, MDFrom Western Slope Endocrinology, Grand Junction, CO 81505; Los Alamos Medical Center, Los Alamos, NM 87544; and American College of Physicians, Washington, DC 20001., Richard Honsinger, MDFrom Western Slope Endocrinology, Grand Junction, CO 81505; Los Alamos Medical Center, Los Alamos, NM 87544; and American College of Physicians, Washington, DC 20001., and Neil Kirschner, PhDFrom Western Slope Endocrinology, Grand Junction, CO 81505; Los Alamos Medical Center, Los Alamos, NM 87544; and American College of Physicians, Washington, DC 20001.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-11-201106070-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The comments and suggestions from Sinksy (1) and Yee (2) reflecting on the American College of Physicians' (ACP's) recent policy paper "The Patient-Centered Medical Home Neighbor: The Interface of the Patient-Centered Medical Home with Specialty/Subspecialty Practices" (3) reinforce the importance of integrating the medical neighborhood within the patient-centered medical health (PCMH) model and further reminds us, in the words of Robert Frost, that we have "miles to go before [we] sleep" (4). We, the members of the ACP Council of Subspecialty Societies PCMH Workgroup that developed the policy paper, agree with their observations and recommendations.In essence, ...References1. Sinsky CA. The patient-centered medical home neighbor: A primary care physician's view. Ann Intern Med. 2011;154:61-2. [PMID: 21200041] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Yee HF. The patient-centered medical home neighbor: A subspecialty physician's view. Ann Intern Med. 2011;154:63-4. [PMID: 21200042] LinkGoogle Scholar3. Kirschner N, Greenlee MC; American College of Physicians. The Patient-Centered Medical Home Neighbor: The Interface of the Patient-Centered Medical Home with Specialty/Subspecialty Practices. Position Paper. Philadelphia: American Coll Physicians; 2010. Accessed at www.acponline.org/advocacy/where_we_stand/policy/pcmh_neighbors.pdf on 8 November 2010. Google Scholar4. Frost R. Stopping by woods on a snowy evening. Poetry X. 16 June 2003. Accessed at poetry.poetryx.com/poems/247/ on 2 February 2011. Google Scholar5. Frost R. Mending Wall. Poetry X. 16 June 2003. Accessed at poetry.poetryx.com/poems/219/ on 2 February 2011. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: M. Carol Greenlee, MD; Richard Honsinger, MD; Neil Kirschner, PhDAffiliations: From Western Slope Endocrinology, Grand Junction, CO 81505; Los Alamos Medical Center, Los Alamos, NM 87544; and American College of Physicians, Washington, DC 20001.Disclosures: All authors are members of the ACP Council of Subspecialty Societies PCMH Workgroup. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Patient-Centered Medical Home Neighbor: A Primary Care Physician's View Christine A. Sinsky The Patient-Centered Medical Home Neighbor: A Subspecialty Physician's View Hal F. Yee Jr. Metrics Cited byThe Pain Medical HomeBreast cancer survivorship symptom management: current perspective and future development 7 June 2011Volume 154, Issue 11Page: 779-780KeywordsCaregiversConflicts of interestHealth care providersPatientsSleepSub-specialty care ePublished: 7 June 2011 Issue Published: 7 June 2011 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...