'Specialty medical home' seeks to provide patient-centered care for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases

(Wolters Kluwer Health) A specialty medical home -- providing expert medical care coordinated with attention to social support and mental health -- is a promising new approach to patient-centered, cost-effective care for patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to a special 'Future Directions' paper in the May issue of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, official journal of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news