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Patient Centered Medical Home

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Channel: Lee Health · 2014 · Science & Technology

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It’s a promising premise being put into practice within Lee Memorial Health System: the patient-centered medical home.

“It’s good to have someone who’s the care coordinator so to speak. And we really are kind of going back to that and we’re looking at the patient-centered medical home model. Where the patient is the central focus,” says Ariene Wright, who is a nurse practitioner with Lee Memorial Health System. 

Going back to basics is a nationally growing movement, the focus being the primary care provider.  Your family doctor is your health home; the gate-keeper of your records and a jumping off point for treatments and evaluations.

“We are very fortunate within our facility that we have multi-specialties to be able to refer to, but under the primary care umbrella that really encompasses everything,” says Wright. 

There are national levels of certification and Lee Physician Group is recognized as a level 3 program, delivering quality, coordinated care. But what does that mean to you? Things like providing easy access to electronic medical records - so you can review your health records at home - and creating more opportunity for education by forming healthy relationships.

“That’s why it’s so important to make sure that you do have at least your annual physicals with your primary care provider so that you can participate in the routine screenings and anything else that would help detect something early on,” says Wright. 

With a clear direction, your medical team is taking your wellbeing, very personally.


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Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, FL is the largest network of medical care facilities in Southwest Florida and is highly respected for its expertise, innovation and quality of care. For nearly a century, we’ve been providing our community with everything from primary care treatment to highly specialized care services and robotic assisted surgeries.

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