Category Archives: PCMH

CHC Earns Primary Care Medical Home Designation from The Joint Commission

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

CHC is the first health care organizations in Connecticut and one of the first in the nation to receive dual PCMH designations  CHC has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for certification as a Primary Care Medical Home … Continue reading →

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What “Patient Centered Medical Home REALLY Means”

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

The following is a message I received from a CHC Doctor, adapted to the blog: Two of us were talking about how refreshing it is to work at our new site in Waterbury.  I truly believe that our patients are … Continue reading →

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CHC Project ECHO Kickoff

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Aldon Hynes

Amidst all the fanfare about CHC kicking off Project ECHO® in Connecticut and the discussions about innovative use of telemedicine to improve health outcomes, it could be easy to lose focus on what truly matters, the patient. Yet CHC is … Continue reading →

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Project Echo, Google+, Patient Education, and a Patient Centered Medical Home.

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

What happens when you ask a social media manager for a Patient Centered Medical Home to write about Project Echo®?  You just might get a strange collection of thoughts drawn into a single blog post.  Ready? Last month, I sat … Continue reading →

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The Patient Centered Legislative Reception

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

I’ve been involved in politics long enough for opportunities to speak with local, state and federal elected officials and candidates to become fairly old hat and routine.  The politicians are familiar old friends and we talk about topics we’ve covered … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday CHC is 39 today – May 1st

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

A message from Mark and Margaret on the 39th anniversary of CHC: Greetings Margaret and I,  want to extend a Happy 39th Birthday wish to everyone at CHC! What a month leading up to May 1st – our construction projects … Continue reading →

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Beating the Boring Morning Meeting

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

Few things can start the day, or the week off worse than a required routine monotonous morning meeting.  Maybe you’ve been to meetings like this yourself and you know how they go.  People drone on and on about things that … Continue reading →

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Familial and Medical Homes

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

In a few weeks, children, perhaps with the help of their fathers will make breakfast in bed for their mothers.  They will bring them cards of appreciation; perhaps even flowers, chocolates or other gifts.  Mothers will be brought out to … Continue reading →

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Patient Center Medical Homepage

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

The Patient Centered Medical Home, it is an important topic a lot of people have been talking about recently.  I’ve written a little bit about what ‘home’ means.  I want to write more about what patient centered really means.  As … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Aldon Hynes

I was born in Maine and grew up in Massachusetts, and I love the snow.  Well, most years I love the snow.  This year, however, with record snowfalls in Connecticut, it is starting to wear me down a bit.  As … Continue reading →

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