Finger Lakes Family care in Canadaigua, Ontario County, NY is a patient centered medical home. Finger Lakes Family care is part of a larger initiative called "medical home" which was launched in 2009 to serve regions surrounding Rochester, NY. This program includes 21 doctors working in 7 different practice sites in the Rochester region, including Finger Lakes Family Care. The medical home model utilizes technology to improve communication, coordination, and accessibility of patient care. Specifically, the use of technological improvements allows doctors, patients, and families to have quick and easy access to not only primary care providers, but specialists as well. Implementation of the medical home model of care allows for the elimination of unnecessary doctors visits, and streamlines the process of getting connected with the appropriate provider.
As a Physician Assistant I hope to work in the Rochester, NY region and am looking forward to exploring the medical home model of care. Through the utilization of abundant and ever-expanding technology it is easy to see how the medical home model, while seemingly new at this time, will begin to become a house-hold name. I look forward to learning more about this effective form of health care.
