The US healthcare system is currently undergoing a significant transformation through the patient-centered medical home.1 The patient-centered medical home is an approach to providing comprehensive primary care for children, youths, and adults. It is not a specific place but rather a model of care that facilitates partnerships between various aspects of the healthcare system, with the patient's needs and personal goals at the centre of activity.
Elevating the patient to prominence within health care is fraught with complications that often have more to do with the US' historical healthcare fragmentation than the …