Significant Costs Involved with Converting Primary Care Medical Practices to 'Medical Homes'

While there are financial incentives available to primary care practices that transform into medical homes, such investments might be especially challenging for small practices and those not associated with a larger health network. The costs include one-time startup costs and ongoing costs, the greatest being adding new staff to help better coordinate patients' care.
Source: RAND - Category: Health Management Authors: Source Type: news