Four practice characteristics facilitate integration of community health workers
(American Academy of Family Physicians) Four practice characteristics facilitate the integration of community health workers into medical home care teams: leaders who champion community health workers, a culture of innovation, recognition of patients' non-medical needs, and a positive perception of the financial sustainability of community health workers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
What Makes for Successful Registry Implementation What Makes for Successful Registry Implementation
What factors--and in what combination--are necessary for successful implementation of a patient registry for a patient-centered medical home?Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Integrated primary care in assertive community treatment - Henwood BF, Siantz E, Hrouda DR, Innes-Gomberg D, Gilmer TP.
Assertive community treatment (ACT) has the potential to serve as a medical home for adults with serious mental illness, a population that experiences some of the most significant health disparities in the United States. Using site visit methodology, the a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
New Maternal Mortality Strategy Relies On'Medical Homes '
The United States has the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the developed world. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Maternal Mortality Strategy Relies on'Medical Homes '
A statewide initiative in North Carolina is working to identify low-income women with high risk pregnancies and link them to coordinated care through medical homes. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - December 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Patient-centered medical home model improves chronic disease management
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Data from more than 800 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care clinics revealed that national implementation of a patient-centered medical home model was effective at improving several chronic disease outcomes over time. Findings were published online today in Health Services Research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Leader of Silicon Valley health care co. explains ABQ expansion
Honor, a Silicon Valley-based service that connects people with non-medical home care providers for older adults and their families, is expanding its services in Albuquerque.
Nita Sommers, president of enterprise business at Honor, told Business First Wednesday the company is expanding in Albuquerque to work with other health care providers here.
Sommers could not give specifics on who Honor is partnering with in the Duke City, but said when the company launched here earlier this year it was working… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - November 16, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Rachel Sapin Source Type: news
Side-by-Side Comparison: Medicare Medical Home Models
An interactive chart comparing Federally Qualified Health Center Advanced Primary Care Practice, Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice, and Comprehensive Primary Care. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - November 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Medicare Delivery System Reform: The Evidence Link
A central source of information and data about Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs), medical home models, and bundled payment models-all developed by CMS under the ACA. This interactive resource synthesizes the most up-to-date evidence on Medicare ' s efforts to reduce the growth in health care spending and improve patient care through new payment and delivery reform models. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - November 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Advancing Systems of Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
The purpose of this program is to improve health and well-being for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and their families by addressing three core systems focus areas for CYSHCN-access to patient/family-centered medical home, transition of youth into the adult health care system, and adoption of health care financing models that improve care and outcomes while achieving cost savings. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - November 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Case Study: Wisconsin's Obstetric Medical Home Program Promotes Improved Birth Outcomes (September 2017)
Case study highlights Wisconsin Medicaid ' s strategic approach to improve health services for pregnant women through its Obstetric Medical Home program (OBMH). The initiative seeks to reduce racial and ethnic disparities, provide coordinated, high-quality, and patient-centered care, and improve birth outcomes for high-risk pregnant women. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - September 26, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Transforming Health Centers into Adolescent-Centered Medical Homes
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Source: HSR Information Central - September 19, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Adapting the patient-centered medical home to address psychosocial adversity: results of a qualitative study - Vu C, Rothman E, Kistin CJ, Barton K, Bulman B, Budzak-Garza A, Olson-Dorff D, Bair-Merritt MH.
OBJECTIVE: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) seeks to improve population health. However, PCMH models often focus on improving treatment of chronic diseases rather than on addressing psychosocial adversity. We sought to gather key stakeholder input ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Totally Eclipsed by the Total Eclipse
(MedPage Today) -- The viewing experience is an apt metaphor for patient-centered medical homes (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 24, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Georgia health centers get $2.4 million
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gave $2.4 million to 32 health centers in Georgia.
The funds will help the centers improve quality of care, increase access to care, enhance delivery of high value health care, address health disparities and achieve patient-centered medical home recognition.
Here's a list of the centers that will receive the funds:
Albany Area Primary Health Car e Inc. Athens Neighborhood Health Center Center for Panasian Community Services Inc Christ Community Health… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - August 17, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Ellie Hensley Source Type: news
