Dissenter's View: A Better Way to Measure a Medical HomeDissenter's View: A Better Way to Measure a Medical Home
In this commentary, two physicians in certified medical homes argue that NCQA's PCMH evaluation process is prohibitive for most small independent practices and should be discontinued. Annals of Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Employers and the Public: The Future of Primary Care
IBM's Paul Grundy may best be known for his role in creating Patient-Centered Medical Homes, but his next steps are all about primary care. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - June 25, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: James Doulgeris Tags: Blog Managers Administrators Healthcare Reform Practice Models Source Type: news
Mapping Medicaid Delivery System and Payment Reform
An interactive map displays the Medicaid delivery systems and payment reform being used in each state. Included are Accountable Care Organizations, Patient-Centered Medical Homes, Medicaid Managed Care, Health Homes, and Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program Waivers. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - June 22, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Study finds novel population health management program yields major health improvement
(Indiana University) The Aging Brain Care Medical Home, a novel population health management program implemented in the homes of older adults achieves significant health improvement for individuals with depression and also substantial stress reduction in family caregivers of dementia patients, according to a new study by investigators from the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Eskenazi Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Pennsylvania Medical Home Model Links Data, Quality, Savings
(MedPage Today) -- "Not all medical home interventions are alike" (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - June 7, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AAFP Advocates Team-based Care, Workforce Development at IOM Event
AAFP President Robert Wergin, M.D., spoke May 28 before an Institute of Medicine committee charged with evaluating the impact of The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health five years after the report's release. His primary message: Team-based care in the patient-centered medical home is integral to the evolving U.S. health care system. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - June 3, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The smart medical home can lower healthcare costs
Benefits of the smart medical home
Rising healthcare costs are a concern in many areas of the world because medical expenses are paid, at least in part, by taxpayer money. Even in a country like the U.S., where millions of people have private coverage, emergency rooms in hospitals that accept government-funded Medicare cannot refuse treatment to any individual regardless of insurance status.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - June 3, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eran Eshed Tags: Clinical Mobile Telehealth Source Type: news
Medical home intervention with shared savings shows quality, utilization improvements
By paying bonuses to participating medical practices based on reaching quality and spending benchmarks, shared savings contracts created direct financial incentives to contain the costs and utilization of care without compromising the quality of care. This intervention also helped practices develop care management systems, and health plans gave participating practices timely data on their patients' use of hospitals and emergency departments. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 1, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Medical Home Intervention with Shared Savings Shows Quality and Utilization Improvements
A medical home intervention that paid bonuses to physician practices based on financial savings showed significant improvements in quality and use of some medical services relative to comparison practices. (Source: RAND)
Source: RAND - June 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: news
Nigeria: Baby Born With Traditional Beads in Lagos
[Vanguard] Despite adopting several family planning strategies, a 52-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Funke Adamson, has ended up giving birth to a baby girl clutching white 'Ileke' (Yoruba name for beads) on her hands. Funke, a traditional worshipper said she was delivered of the baby that has now been described by many as a "miracle child" on Monday, May 11, 2015 at a Trado-medical home in Apapa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 22, 2015 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
State Innovation Models (SIM) Initiative Evaluation: Model Design and Model Pre-Test Evaluation Report
Reports on the experiences of 19 states that received federal support to work on state health care innovation plans focused on developing innovative healthcare delivery and payment models. Discusses rural concerns in these states, as well as strategies to address rural healthcare needs. Some topics addressed include patient-centered medical homes, Accountable Care Organizations, workforce, broadband access, electronic health record adoption, and telehealth. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - May 11, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Life After SGR: Medical Home Concept Looms Larger
(MedPage Today) -- PCMH enjoys a sort of "favored nation" status in new world of Medicare. (Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage)
Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage - May 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Training Medical Assistants to Participate in the Patient-Centered Medical Home (Dana Neutze MD PhD)
Work in progress to train medical assistants in patient-centered care. (Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded)
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - April 29, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
L18B How to Measure Quaity and Improvement of Panel Manager's Work in the Patience-Centered Medical Home in a Residency Practice (Daisuke Yamashita)
Population health management and quality improvement are important attributes for the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Assigning co-medical staff to manage panel of patients is becoming standard in many PCMH practices. There is little known about how to measure and guide improvement of panel management activities performed by co-medical staff. OHSU Family Medicine implemented panel managers in 2011. We have added different measurements over 3 years to guide quality improvement and also to improve their panel managers' quality on patient outreach activities. The session will review different job descriptions of the pan...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - April 26, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Morehouse School of Medicine gets $1.2M grant
Morehouse School of Medicine received $1.2 million in grant funding and in-kind support by the United Health Foundation and Optum.
The funds will support Morehouse School of Medicine’s (MSM) Patient-Centered Medical Home and Neighborhood Project, which provides primary care and various community engagement programs to help improve health in and around Atlanta’s East Point area.
MSM will create a patient-centered medical home at its department of family medicine clinical site, the Comprehensive… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 20, 2015 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ellie Hensley Source Type: news
