Complimentary from the publishers of Medical Home News                  May, 2015
	“The fact that physicians no longer face the threat of annual major pay cuts due to the flawed SGR should alleviate much of the uncertainty that has plagued them since 1997. Now is the time for physicians to prepare to move away from traditional fee-for-service to the alternative value-based models that are being embraced by both public and private payers.” - Wanda Filer, MD MBA, President-elect, American Academy of Family Physicians.
	"Thanks to a recent think-tank article out of the Institute of Medicine, we now know the value of waste in our healthcare system: about $750 billion annually, with the top three offenders being unnecessary services, inefficient care delivery, and excess administrative costs."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 7 Number 5,  May 2015, Editor's Corner: "The New Center of Gravity in Healthcare: PCMH-Powered Family Physicians"
	PCMH care model gaining acceptance in primary care, specialist practices The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), April 25, 2015
	Benefits of Technology in Patient-Centered Medical Homes Electronic Health Reporter, April 17, 2015
	Bringing the Patient-Centered Medical Home into the Community Health IT Analytics, April 17, 2015
	Solo, Small Practices Need Help Achieving PCMH Certification
	American Academy of Family Physicians, April 13, 2015
	Medicare’s Patient-Centered Medical Homes Return Mixed Results The Hospitalist, April 3, 2015
	Reduced Acute Inpatient Care Was Largest Savings Component Of Geisinger Health System’s Patient-Centered Medical Home Health Affairs, abstract only, April 2015
	How Payment Reform Impacts the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by Marci Nielsen, PhD, MPH SETMA’s Patient-Centered Medical Home Community Council by James L. Holly, MD Editor’s Corner – Dave Ehrenberger, MD on PCMH-Powered Family Physicians Wearables at Work by Marty Martin. PsD, MPH, MA Thought Leader’s Corner: "What kind of impact might the SGR “Doc Fix” legislation have on primary care physician and medical home revenues?" Industry News with briefs regarding Health Affairs Blog; American Family Physician; Billings Clinic; Geisinger Health System; AAFP; Morehouse School of Medicine; Clinical Health Coach; ColoradoHalth Foundation; NCQA; HealthIT Analytics; Moffitt Cancer Center and Aetna ; AAAHC; and AAPS Catching Up With … Theodore E. Wymyslo, MD, FAAFP 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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