Medical Home Bulletin             |           April 6, 2010             |           Volume Two Issue Four
Complimentary from the publishers of Medical Home News      www.MedicalHomeNews.com

  
Medical Home Success Depends on Core Primary Care Attributes
AAFP News Now, March 30, 2010  
  
HMO Expansion and Medical Home Pilot are Potential Features of Florida Medicaid Program Overhaul
PRNewswire, March 30, 2010

Benjamin Stresses Patient-Centered Themes
Modern Healthcare, March 30, 2010
 
Backers Say Reform Boosts Medical Home Concept
Occupational Health & Safety, March 23, 2010 
 
Health Care Legislation Paves Way for Direct Primary Care Medical Homes to Compete in Insurance Exchanges
Marketwire, March 23, 2010 
 
Pediatric Medical Home Effective
United Press International, March 19, 2010

In the April 2010 issue of Medical Home News, you'll find:

• Fully-utilized Nursing Workforce Essential for Health Care Quality By Linda L. Lindeke PhD RN CNP, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Department of Pediatrics, and Director of Graduate Studies, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• Comprehensive Medication Management in the Patient Centered Medical Home –
  Is it Critical for Success? By Terry A. McInnis, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Health Policy and Advocacy, GlaxoSmithKline and Co-Chair, Center for Public Payer Implementation, PCPCC; and C. Edwin Webb, PharmD, MPH, Associate Executive Director, American College of Clinical Pharmacy
• Editor’s Corner: Advisory Board Member Vince Kuraitis, JD, MBA Principal and Founder, Better Health Technologies, LLC
• Thought Leader’s Corner: “What was the most important challenge your practice had to overcome in meeting the requirements for a Patient-Centered Medical Home?”
• Industry News regarding Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Journal of Pediatrics, Annals of Family Medicine, National Resident Matching Program, New England Journal of Medicine, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Pew Internet & American Life Project, and California HealthCare Foundation
  Catching Up With…Terry McGeeney, MD, MBA, President and CEO of TransforMED
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