| AAMC Adopts Position On "Medical Home" System Of Care
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) has adopted a formal position on the "medical home" model of health care delivery, which provides patients with a coordinated, comprehensive approach to primary care.
The position statement was developed and proposed by the AAMC Advisory Panel on Health Care (composed of representatives from within and outside the AAMC) and approved by the association's Executive Council last month.
In the medical home model of health care delivery, the ongoing relationship between care provider and patient is essential. A medical home ensures around-the-clock access to medical consultation, respect for a patient's cultural and religious beliefs, and the comprehensive coordination of a patient's care among providers and community services.
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Martyred cops' families struggle for insurance money
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) They made the supreme sacrifice while battling Maoist guerrillas, yet the family members of many martyred policemen in Chhattisgarh have to wait endlessly to get insurance money. As many as 121 families of policemen killed by Maoists in 2007 are struggling for survival as insurance companies seem reluctant to cough up the Rs.1 million insurance money due to each. The Chhattisgarh government provides Rs.1 million insurance cover to policemen being deployed in insurgency-hit areas where guerrillas mostly use landmines to target them. Top official sources said 194 personnel of the state police force laid down their lives mostly in the state's southern Maoist stronghold during their postings last year. Despite the best efforts of the state government, the insurance amount was paid to just 73 family members of the deceased policemen.
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