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March 2019

"The passionate students who care about population health really want to go into primary care. But they also have serious education debts and are looking at the paychecks for fields like dermatology, ophthalmology or urology. They don't actually find those fields compelling, but the pay disparity is often just too much for them to take a low-level primary care job instead."
- Sanjay Basu, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford University.

Every 10 additional primary care physicians per 100,000 people in the United States was associated with a 51.5-day increase in life expectancy during the decade from 2005 to 2015, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. By comparison, the researchers found that an increase of 10 specialists per 100,000 corresponded to only a 19.2-day increase.

Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 11 Number 3, March 2019, "Study Links Primary Care Physicians To Increased Life Expectancy," By Beth Duff-Brown.

Impact of team configuration and team stability on primary care quality
Implementation Science, March 6, 2019

Striving toward team-based continuity: provision of same-day access
BMC Health Services Research, March 4, 2019

Evaluation of the Need for a Fracture Liaison Service in a PCMH
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, abstract only, March 1, 2019

Providing Positive Primary Care for Homeless Veterans Through Tailored MHs
Medical Care, abstract only, February 14, 2019

Tailoring VA primary care to address the social determinants of health
The Medical Care Blog, March 14, 2019

Patient Engagement Capacity Model: What Factors Determine Ability to Engage?
NEJM Catalyst, March 13, 2019

Health Disparities and PCMH: Equity Through Quality Measurement
NCQA Blog, March 11, 2019

School-Based Medical Home: Making the Grade in Scranton
NCQA Blog, March 7, 2019

Six Pathways to Interoperability for Patient-centered Care
Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society, March 5, 2019

Extending the Medical Home to Meet Your Patients' Mental Health Needs
Pediatrics, March 1, 2019

Patient-Centered Care, Yes; Patients As Consumers, No
Health Affairs, March 2019

Patient-Centered Specialty Practice/Oncology Medical Home Preview

NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance via YouTube: On July 1, 2019, NCQA launches a redesigned PCSP Recognition process and a similar evaluation program for Oncology Medical Homes. The redesigned program includes ongoing, sustained recognition status with Annual Reporting instead of a 3-year recognition cycle.

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	Health Union Survey: 5 things Doctors Could Be Doing Better 1. 31% don't discuss the costs of treatments and tests 2. 20% don't coordinate with the patient's other doctors 3. 16% don't explain the patient's condition and what to expect 4. 15% don't appear to recognize the level of pain the patient experiences 5. 15% don't appear to care about the impact on the patient's mental health Source: Health Union, March 11, 2019

Featured in this month's Medical Home News Supplement

Whole Person Care Demonstration Project Aims To Create Medical Homes For Low-Income Californians by Ron Shinkman
Study Links Primary Care Physicians To Increased Life Expectancy by Beth Duff-Brown
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Also Featured in this month's Population Health News

NCQA's Approach to Population Health Management by Natalie Mueller, MPH and Raena Akin-Deko, MHSA

Improving Population Health Through Technology: What Providers Need to Know by Zachary Blunt

Population Health Technology Needs to Evolve With Providers by Mike Hoxter

Thought Leaders' Corner: How can population health initiatives combat the opioid crisis?

Catching Up With... Monique Stanton
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