Pediatrics Clinic Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Sustained

April 3, 2023

University Medical Center’s Pediatrics Clinic has sustained its Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in recognition of its continuous commitment to place patients at the forefront of care while improving quality and lowering health care costs.

The NCQA exists to improve the quality of health care and the PCMH recognition means medical practices have made a commitment to providing care that is patient-centered, accessible, continuous, comprehensive and coordinated, and focuses on quality.

The Pediatrics Clinic, located at University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, initially received PCMH certification in December 2017.

The PCMH is a model of care that puts patients at the center of care and helps to build better relationships between patients and their clinical care teams. PCMH is the one of the most widely adopted evaluation programs in the county and more than 10,000 practices are recognized by NCQA. The PCMH model uses a team of clinical providers that delivers coordinated and integrated care and that is proactive in providing preventive, wellness and chronic illness care-all with the patient at the center of the health-care experience.

UMC’s Pediatrics Clinic provides comprehensive primary care for newborns and children up to the age of 16 and provides pediatric services in immunizations, childhood illness treatments, well child visits, developmental screening, hearing and vision screenings and minor procedures and injury treatments.

The UMC Pediatrics team includes Drs. Karen Burgess, Shawn Cecil, Brian Gannon, Sarah Phillips and Heather Taylor, as well as nurse practitioners Olivia May and Beth Smith.