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  “CMS is moving toward a blended approach with fee-for-service billing codes. They are introducing new billing codes for care transition and (performing) other small tasks. It’s definitely a trend that we’re seeing.”
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  "Health systems that implemented eConsults have improved specialty access, reduced wait times, and decreased F2F consultations between nine and 51 percent depending on setting and specialty."
 
 
  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.  
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Source: Team Care Medicine, January 10, 2018
 
     
 
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
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  • Medical Home Quotes
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