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	“One of the things I'm most excited about is that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued new payment codes within the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. They will integrate behavioral health services into primary care services for Medicare recipients.” - Marcus Escobedo, Program Officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation, Washington, D.C.
	"The percentage of primary care physicians in PCMH practices (31.3%) with physician assistants on staff was higher than the percentage for primary care physicians in non-PCMH practices (19.9%). The percentage of primary care physicians in PCMH practices (45.8%) with nurse practitioners on staff was also higher than the percentage for physicians in non-PCMH practices (27.7%)."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 9 Number 3, March 2017, "Primary Care Physicians In Medical Homes: A Survey."
	Implementing the PCMH in complex adaptive systems Health Care Management Review, April/June 2017
	Oncology Medical Homes, Patient Navigators Improved Quality at End of Life American Journal of Managed Care, March 13, 2017
	Transitioning to PCMHs: Associations With Appointment Availability Military Medicine, abstract only, March 2017
	Synthesis Of Research On PCMHs Brings Systematic Differences Into Relief Health Affairs, abstract only, March 2017
	Meeting the Measure: Improving ADHD Care in the Medical Home American Journal of Managed Care, March 8, 2017
	A Study of the PCMH: Lessons From a New York State Community Health Center Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), March 2017
	Characteristics of Primary Care Physicians in PCMH Practices: U.S., 2013 CDC, National Health Statistics Report Number 101, February 17, 2017
	Perceptions of the Medical Home by Parents of Children With Chronic Illnesses American Journal of Managed Care, February 15, 2017
	Can A Medical Home Reduce Crime Rates? by Ron Shinkman Primary Care Physicians In Medical Homes: A Survey by Esther Hing, Ellen Kurtzman, Denys T. Lau, Ph.D., Caroline Taplin, M.S.P.H. and Andrew B. Bindman, M.D. Editor’s Corner: Niran Al-Agba, M.D., on patient-centered price transparency. Thought Leaders' Corner: "What role do mental health services play in the patient-centered medical home?" Industry News with briefs regarding the United States Senate and URAC. Catching Up With … Dawn Morton-Rias 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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