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	"Small practices should realize that the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is not just about having an EHR and meeting some of the accreditation criteria of NCQA or other agencies. The physicians in a small practice should realize the redesign of care nature of PCMH.” Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH, Vice President, Primary Care & Academic Affairs, Eisenhower Medical Center
	Pilot practices participating in a one-year patient-centered medical home pilot program conducted by Highmark Inc., demonstrated a 2% reduction in cost per member per month, while the rest of the membership actually saw an increase.
	Highmark to expand patient-centered medical home efforts to improve care and health outcomes for members Highmark Press Release, January 23, 2013
	Community-Based Oncology Practice Redesigns Processes Based on PCMH Model AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange, January 30, 2013
	3 things that must happen for patient-centered care to become the standard Medcity News, January 25, 2013
	Medical, health-insurance lobbies behind 'medical home' bill as cost-controller Independent Record, January 23, 2013
	Toms River 'medical home' may be future of N.J. health care
	The Star-Ledger, January 7, 2013
	Patient-Centered Medical Home [infographic] Gateway Medical Technologies, 2013
	Building New York’s Medical Homes: Learning from Eight Pioneers to Move the Model Forward by Daniel Lowenstein, MBA, Therese Wetterman, MPH, and Cecilia Dougherty Aligning Payer and Provider Resources: Hudson Valley’s Embedded Care Manager Pilot by Susan Stuard, MBA and Annette Watson, RN, RN-BC, CCM, MBA Editor’s Corner - Raymond Carter, Senior Editor An Innovative Approach to Address Barriers to Coordination and Communication of Care Management By David Lainoff, MD and Christine Donohue-Henry, MD Thought Leader’s Corner: “How can we best help small practices complete the Patient-Centered Medical Home journey successfully?” Industry News with briefs regarding  the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE); Walgreens and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC); The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Nurse Practitioners; Highmark Blue Cross BlueShield; Family Medical Associates; and the American Academy of Optometry Catching up with … Jaan Sidorov, MD, MHSA, FACP Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Medical Home News, or find out more
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