At La Clínica, our clinics strive to be the medical homes for our patients. This means that everyone in the practice — from clinicians to front desk staff — works as a team to coordinate care for our patients. La Clínica staff work to identify patients that need extra care or perform outreach to help when patients need a referral or get discharged from a hospital.

As a Patient-Centered Medical Home, La Clínica staff make treatment decisions with their patients, based on patient preference. We help patients become engaged in their own healthy behaviors and health care.

“NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition raises the bar in defining high-quality care by emphasizing access, health information technology and coordinated care focused on patients,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane.

“Recognition shows that La Clínica Vallejo Medical, La Clínica North Vallejo, and La Clínica Monument have the tools, systems and resources to provide its patients with the right care, at the right time.”

– NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home program reflects the input of the American College of Physicians (ACP), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and others. It was developed to assess whether clinician practices are functioning as medical homes and recognize them for these efforts. The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication and patient involvement.