About this Self Paced Training

NCQA's Introduction to PCMH Online Course: Foundational Concepts of the Medical Home 2025
 

This program is designed as an introductory course for anyone interested learning the fundamentals of the PCMH Recognition program. The course includes 12 modules on the basic topics of PCMH including the core attributes of patient-centered medical homes, the required evidence and determining how to present it as well as the processes and procedures that demonstrate transformation into the medical home model.

What You Will Learn

At the conclusion of the program, participants will have the knowledge they need to:

• Identify the core attributes of patient-centered medical homes.
• Identify required evidence and determine how to present it.
• Describe processes and procedures that demonstrate transformation into the medical home model. 
• Outline the roles of the NCQA Representative and Evaluator and CCE.
• Examine the challenging requirements in a variety of practice environments.
• Outline the features and functions of the Q-PASS system.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for any health care professional, health care decision maker or consultant interested in getting the inside perspective directly from expert faculty from NCQA in evaluating a primary care practice and their ability to become Recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by NCQA. 

Continuing Education

NCQA's Introduction to PCMH Online Course: Foundational Concepts of the Medical Home. In support of improving patient care, the National Committee for Quality Assurance is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide Interprofessional Continuing Education for the healthcare team. 

This educational activity is approved for: 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM, ANA CNE, and  ACPE activity.

The assigned universal program number: JA0004597-0000-25-001-H04-P. Upon successful completion of this program (attending the full session and completing a program evaluation), participants will access CPE Monitor on the ACPE website to locate and track their CPE statement of credit.

This program grants 8.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) points for PCMH Certified Content Experts. 

* Please note – You must complete the entire program to be eligible for total number of contact hours

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) endorses the Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education which specify that sponsors of continuing medical education activities and presenters at and planners for these activities disclose any relevant financial relationships either party might have with commercial companies whose products or services are discussed in educational presentations. For sponsors, relevant financial relationships include large research grants, institutional agreements for joint initiatives, substantial gifts, or other relationships that benefit the institution.  For presenters or planning committee members, relevant financial relationships include the receipt of research grants from a commercial company, consultancies, honoraria, travel, or other benefits, or having a self-managed equity interest in a company; or having an immediate family member or partner with such a relationship. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation. Relevant financial relationships exist with the following companies/organizations:

Planning Committee Member:
Jennifer Anglin: None
Jess Tomko: None
Dr. Steven Spare: None
Wanda Ali: None
Cathy  Beckner: None

This program was developed in part by NCQA staff.

This program received no commercial support.