My Patient, but Seeing That Other Guy Too
(MedPage Today) -- Bigamy in the medical home. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
No Place Like Medical Homes, Experts SayNo Place Like Medical Homes, Experts Say
Patient-centered medical homes should be the focal point for the integration of behavioral and physical healthcare to reduce costs and improve patient health, US experts recommend. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - April 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Solo, Small Practices Need Help Achieving PCMH Certification
According to new research from the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, fewer solo and small family medicine practices seek patient-centered medical home certification than do larger practices. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 13, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The County Doc With a $10 Billion Budget
(MedPage Today) -- Small town PCP builds North Carolina's Medicaid medical home program. (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 13, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Tobacco Resources Offer Context for Building a Tobacco-free Future
Tobacco-control resources family physicians may wish to explore include the upcoming webinar "Tobacco Control and the Patient-Centered Medical Home" and the archive at the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 9, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Resources Offer Context for Building a Tobacco-free Future
Tobacco-control resources family physicians may wish to explore include the upcoming webinar "Tobacco Control and the Patient-Centered Medical Home" and the archive at the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - April 9, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Ten Lessons Learned on the Way to Establishing a PCMH in a Community-Based Residency: The Little Engine That Could (Carrie Vey MD)
Along with the many challenges of becoming patient-centered medical home (PCMH)-certified, there are also many rewards. Being in a community-based residency in a fairly small city presents many challenges in terms of access to resources, frequent understaffing in the health center, and constantly changing resident and faculty schedules. However, becoming a PCMH within a small city allows for a huge impact on the patient population that the residency program serves. This presentation will show how a a community-based residency program used a multi-disciplinary team planning approach to tackle the obstacles to becoming PCMH ...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - April 9, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Ten Things a Practice Needs to Be a Successful PCMH
Physicians, medical practice managers, and consultants share their top advice for a successful transition to a Patient-Centered Medical Home. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - April 2, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Aine Cryts Tags: Fee Schedule Survey Healthcare Careers Technology Practice Models Source Type: news
HRSA: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages; Notice of Meeting
The Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) will be holding a public meeting to discuss healthcare practice redesign initiatives, such as the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model or the Planned Care Model. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 30, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Patient Empanelment: Who Is at Home in the Medical Home?Patient Empanelment: Who Is at Home in the Medical Home?
Do you know the number of patients you are actively serving? This commentary emphasizes the importance of knowing your patient panel size and why it matters to your practice. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Tell NCQA How to Improve PCMH Recognition Process
The National Committee for Quality Assurance is calling on physicians and other stakeholders for suggestions on revamping NCQA's patient-centered medical home recognition program. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - March 19, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Patient-Centered Medical Homes Generate Fewer, Cheaper ED Visits (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- PCMHs see slower growth in ED visits, lower payment per beneficiary. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 15, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The ACA may reduce ER visits (slightly) but doesn't affect hospitalizations
Two patient groups created by the Affordable Care Act -- Medicare patients enrolled in federally designated patient-centered medical homes and people under age 26 who are allowed to remain on their parents' health insurance -- had slightly fewer emergency department visits than they had before health care reform. However, there was no change in the rate of the most expensive types of emergency visits: those that lead to hospitalization, research shows. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Providing Whole-Person Care: Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care
Discusses how a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) integrating primary care with mental health treatment can meet the core health needs of patients. However, it is important for the PCMH team to recognize when the patient needs specialty care for more severe mental illness and make the proper referrals. Article also discusses the benefits of telebehavioral health. (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - March 2, 2015 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
AAFP's Work With NCQA Is Seeing Results
With input from the AAFP, the National Committee for Quality Assurance is planning big changes to its patient-centered medical home recognition process. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 20, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
