Research confirms that medical homes can lead to higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patient and provider experiences of care. NCQA PCMH Recognition is the first and most widely used formal assessment program from a national quality evaluator that results in a designation.
A unit of work or energy transfer. One joule is equal to work done by a force of one newton moved about 1 m in the direction of the force. 2. (J) A unit of energy equal to the work done when a force of one newton is applied through a distance of one meter.
Joule (J). This is the basic energy unit of the metric system, or in a later more comprehensive formulation, the International System of Units (SI). It is ultimately defined in terms of the meter, kilogram, and second. Calorie (cal). Historically the calorie was defined in terms of the heating of water.