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  "The results of our analysis show for the first time that when PCPs are given an option to use eConsults for Medicaid beneficiaries, the total costs and the cost of outpatient cardiac tests and procedures at six months are significantly lower, by $466 and $81, respectively, compared with the traditional F2F approach."
 
 
  Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 10 Number 1, January 2018, Industry News: "Can A Medical Home Better Interface With Specialists?" by Daren Anderson, M.D.; Victor Villagra, M.D.; Emil N. Coman; et al.  
What's News
The Association of PCMH With Quality of Care of HRSA-funded Health Centers
Medical Care, abstract only, February 2018
     
  Patient Centered Medical Homes and the Care of Older Adults
Public Policy & Aging Report, January 8, 2018
 
     
Key attributes of PCMHs associated with patient activation of diabetes patients
BMC Family Practice/BioMed Central , January 5, 2018
       
Reduction of Emergency Department Use in People With Disabilities
American Journal of Managed Care, December 18, 2017
  Tools to Gauge Progress During PCMH Transformation
American Journal of Accountable Care, December 15, 2017
 
     
  Pathways to Medical Home Recognition: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Health Services Research, abstract only, December 15, 2017
 
     
Blogs
  Should You Offer Mental Health Services At Your Pediatric Practice?
PCC Blog, January 15, 2018
 
     
  PCMH Key to Successful Population Health Management
Managaed Health Care Connect, January 5, 2018
 
     
  Why Controlling Health Care Costs Starts with Primary Care
The Alliance, January 2, 2018
 
     
  Beyond the Medical Home: Critical Drivers of Successful Network Transformation
Health TeamWorks, December 20, 2017
 
     
This Month in Medical Home News
 
  • CMS Keeps Upping Payments For Medical Home Demonstrations – But Is It Enough? by Ron Shinkman
  • Can A Medical Home Better Interface With Specialists? by Daren Anderson, M.D.; Victor Villagra, M.D., Emil N. Coman, et al.
  • Editor's Corner: Ashten Duncan on Telegenetics, PCMHs and the Role of Primary Care Providers
  • Industry News with briefs regarding CMS, Montefiore, Crystal Run Healthcare, NYC Health & Hospitals
  • Subscriber’s Corner
  • Medical Home Quotes
  • Catching Up With … Miguel D. Regueiro, M.D.
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