Health Home definition

Health Home means an individual Provider, team of health care professionals or health team that meets all federal requirements and provides the following six (6) services to persons with one (1) or more specified chronic conditions: (i) comprehensive care management; (ii) Care Coordination and health promotion; (iii) comprehensive transitional care/follow-up; (iv) Member and family support; (v) referral to community and social support services; and (vi) use of Health Information Technology (HIT) to link services, if applicable. Health Information Exchange (HIE) means the transmission of health-care-related data among facilities, health information organizations and government agencies according to national standards. HIE is also an entity that provides services to enable the electronic sharing of health information. Health Information Technology (HIT) means the area of information technology involving the design, development, creation, use and maintenance of information systems for the health care industry.
Health Home means a Designated Provider (including a provider that operates in coordination with a team of health care professionals) or a Heath Team selected by a Member with chronic conditions to provide Health Home Services.
Health Home means a chronic condition health home or an integrated health home.

Examples of Health Home in a sentence

  • If the Member is enrolled in a Health Home, the CONTRACTOR shall follow the requirements in Section 4.13.2 of this Agreement.

  • If the Member is enrolled in a Health Home, refer to Agreement Section 4.13.2.

  • The Health Home Services must be part of a person-based approach and holistically address the needs of persons with multiple chronic conditions or a single serious and persistent mental or health condition.

  • HHSC or its EQRO will evaluate the MCO's Health Home Services program.

  • Either party may terminate upon 30 days’ prior written notice due to a material breach of a provision of the Final Demonstration Agreement, including termination of any relevant Health Home State Plan Amendment(s).


More Definitions of Health Home

Health Home or "primary care health home" means coordinated health care provided by a licensed primary care provider coordinating all medical care services, and a multidisciplinary health care team comprised of clinical and nonclinical staff. The term "coordinating all medical care services" shall not be construed to require prior authorization by a primary care provider in order for a patient to receive treatment for covered services by an optometrist licensed under chapter 18.53 RCW. Primary care health home services shall include those services defined as health home services in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396w-4 and, in addition, may include, but are not limited to:
Health Home means a primary care provider
Health Home means a primary care provider practice or, if appropriate, a specialty care provider practice, incorporating several features, including comprehensive care coordination, family-centered care, and data management, that are focused on improving outcome-based quality of care and increasing patient and provider satisfaction under the child health plan and Medicaid programs.
Health Home or "primary care health home" means
Health Home means a State-approved entity that provides or arranges for care management from care management partner agencies that provide health home services including comprehensive assessment, comprehensive care management, health promotion, transitional care including appropriate follow-up from inpatient to other settings, patient and family support, referral to community and social support services, and use of health information technology to link services.
Health Home means an entity designated by the New York State Department of Health pursuant to Social Services law § 365-L to provide care management services to Health Home eligible Medicaid recipients.
Health Home means a provider or group of providers that operate in coordination with a team of health care professionals that shall include primary care providers selected by an eligible individual with chronic conditions to provide health home services, as the term is defined in section 2703 of the federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1396w-4.