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January 2020

“When a patient establishes primary care and has ongoing management of their chronic conditions, there is a better outcome. Patients don't get to the point where it is an emergency and need to go to the emergency room as often."
- Greg Stadter, Program Director, the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership (MHCP).

The researchers concluded that the 180-day hospital readmission rate of a group within the Camden Coalition [high utilizers of healthcare services who had been targeted with at-home visits, regular phone calls and escorts to medical appointments] was 62.3 percent between 2014 and 2017. By contrast, a control group with similar risks had a readmission rate of 61.7 percent. Although it was slightly lower, the study concluded there was no statistically significant difference between the outcomes for the two groups.

Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 12 Number 1, January 2020,"A Highly Touted Medical Home For Super-Utilizers Stumbles," by Ron Shinkman.

	JAMA: Trends in Pediatric Primary Care Visits Among Commercially Insured US Children, 2008-2016 1. Primary care visit rates per 100 child-years decreased from 259.6 in 2008 to 227.2 in 2016 2. Preventive care visits per 100 child-years increased from 74.9 in 2008 to 83.2 visits in 2016 3. Problem-based visits per 100 child-years decreased from 184.7 in 2008 to 144.1 in 2016 4. Out-of-pocket costs for problem-based primary care visits increased by 42% from 2008 to 2016 5. Per 100 child-years, visits to other acute care venues increased from 21.3 to 27.6 6. Visits to specialists increased from 45.2 to 53.5 Source: JAMA: Trends in Pediatric Primary Care Visits Among Commercially Insured US Children, 2008-2016

2020 PCMH Program Enhancements Webinar 20191216

This webinar presents statistics and analytics of key quality measures for participating organizations in the state of Tennessee and changes in PCMH quality metrics for 2020.

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PCMH (no Plus) program continues to grow and improve care
Connecticcut Health Policy Project blog, January 10, 2020

‘Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative’ Ends
Healthcare Innovation, January 9, 2020

Patient-Centered Tips to Cut Emergency Department Overutilization
Patient Engagement HIT, January 6, 2020

North Carolina: 1st in Flight, 2nd in PC Recognition…42nd in Public Health Spending
Emtiro Health blog, January 6, 2020

Differences in Diabetes Care With and Without Certification as a Medical Home
Annals of Family Medicine, January/February 2020

Did Arkansas’ Medicaid PCMH Program Have Effects on Commercially Insured?
The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, January 16, 2020

Soldier-Centered Care: A Concept Analysis
Military Medicine, January 13, 2020

Patients’ expectations for & experiences with primary healthcare from a PCMH
Patient Education and Counseling via ScienceDirect, abstract only, January 8, 2020

Impact of Healthcare Delivery Type on Utilization & Cost Outcomes of PCMHs
Journal of General Internal Medicine, abstract only, January 6, 2020

PCMH and Up-To-Date on Screening for Breast and Colorectal Cancer
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, abstract only, January 2020

Principles of Financing the Medical Home for Children
Pediatrics, January 2020

Featured in this month's Medical Home News Supplement

A Highly Touted Medical Home For Super-Utilizers Stumbles by Ron Shinkman
The Medical Home Model Should Be Adopted, Financed For Pediatric Care by Jonathan Price, M.D., Mary L. Brandt, M.D., Mark L. Hudak, M.D., et. al.

Also Featured in this month's Population Health News

2020 Population Health Predictions, by Chris McReynolds

Tossing the Script: How a New Population Health Accreditation Program Could Shake Up the Industry, by Kate Rollins

A Bias for Unbiased Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, by Nick Giannasi

Thought Leaders' Corner: "What role does patient engagement play in the social determinants of health?"

Industry News with briefs regarding Arcadia, Mayo Clinic, Christiana Care, JAMA, PwC, and Midmark

Catching Up With Cindi Lang, RN, MS
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