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	“Viewing telemedicine in the broader context of the IHI Triple Aim, one ‘sweet spot’ that meets all three goals is the ability to seek urgent care via telemedicine. Large integrated physician organizations have the ability to rotate provider calls for urgent care via telemedicine systems. With a minimal capital outlay, and minimal per provider work output, organizations can fully ‘staff’ after-hours, urgent care and meet many of the needs of patients seeking urgent care through telemedicine. This lends itself particularly well to medical home scenarios where the treating physician has full access to the patient’s medical record, and can chart the interaction in real time. The benefit to the patient is rapid, convenient, and efficient service from the patient’s own medical group. I anticipate significant expansion of this type of service over the next several years.” - Ken Cohen, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, New West Physicians.
	"The typical telehealth visit with a doctor costs around $50, while an in-person trip could reach up to $175."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 8 Number 4, April 2016, Editor's Corner: "The Shift towards Telehealth and the Unexpected Catalyst."
	Payment Reform Strengthens Patient-Centered Medical Home RevCycle Intelligence, March 30, 2016
	How Solid Is The Primary Care Foundation Of The Medical Home? Health Affairs Blog, March 25, 2016
	The Maternity Medical Home: The Chassis for a More Holistic Model of Pregnancy Care? Institute for Healthcare Improvement/Improvement Blog, March 22, 2016
	The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Associations With Health Care Quality and Utilization: A 5-Year Cohort Study Annals of Internal Medicine, abstract only, March 15, 2016
	The Pulse: Can A Patient-Centered Medical Home Make You Healthier?
	Rhode Island Public Radio, March 10, 2016
	Implementing the patient-centered medical home in complex adaptive systems: Becoming a relationship-centered patient-centered medical home. Medical Home Management Review, abstract only, March 2, 2016
	Using Pharmacy Data Analytics To Improve Medical Home Performance Open Minds, March 2, 2016
	Coordination within medical neighborhoods: Insights from the early experiences of Colorado patient-centered medical homes Health Care Management Review, abstract only, April/June 2016
	A First Look at PCMH Implementation for Minority Veterans: Room for Improvement Medical Care, abstract only, March 2016
	PCMH pride: Pharmacists make themselves at home Pharmacy Today, March 2016
	Is Quantified-Self Dead? Shifting mHealth from Me to We by Dean Sawyer The Power of the Schedule: Fine Tuning Patient Access in a Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Model by Jennifer Webster Editor’s Corner – Manu Varma on telehealth The Keystone of Accountable Care: A Proactive Approach to Patient and Family Education (PFE) by Lori C. Marshall, PhD, MSN, RN Thought Leader’s Corner: "Is 2016 the year of telehealth and telemedicine in medical homes and ACOs?" Industry News with briefs regarding The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative; The Commonwealth Fund; Health Affairs; Primary Care Development Corporation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; The 412th Medical Group at Edwards Air Force Base; Journal of General Internal Medicine; The Population Health Blog; Cook County Health & Hospitals System; University at Buffalo. Catching Up With … Len Nichols, PhD, MS, MA 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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