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Access Medical Solutions
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Access Solutions Medical Group is a group of primary care offices that specializes in health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Access Solutions Medical Group uses the Patient Centered Medical Home concept. Which is designed around patient needs and aims to improve access to care (e.g. through extended office hours and increased communication between providers and patients, increase care coordination and enhance overall quality.The medical home relies on a team of providers—such as physicians, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists, and social workers—to meet a patient's health care needs. Studies have shown that the medical home model's attention to the whole-person and integration of all aspects of health care offer potential to improve physical health, behavioral health, access to community-based social services and management of chronic conditions.•Patient-centered: A partnership among practitioners, patients, and their families ensures that decisions respect patients' wants, needs, and preferences, and that patients have the education and support they need to make decisions and participate in their own care.•Comprehensive: A team of care providers is wholly accountable for a patient's physical and mental health care needs, including prevention and wellness, acute care, and chronic care.•Coordinated: Care is organized across all elements of the broader health care system, including specialty care, hospitals, home health care, community services and supports.•Committed to quality and safety: Clinicians and staff enhance quality improvement to ensure that patients and families make informed decisions about their health.