Medical Home Bulletin

Medical Home Bulletin             |           June 3, 2011             |           Volume Three Issue Six
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"We still have a way to go to eliminate health disparities completely, which is my goal. The Medical Home is certainly a bright spot. Not only does it increase access to care, but it also improves continuity of care." Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, U.S. Surgeon General

What's News

  
Chorus of Groups Urges Adoption of Competencies for Interprofessional Health Education
 AAFP News Now, May 2, 2011   
  
ANA Lauds Eligibility of Nurse-Led Clinics as Medical Homes
Nurse.com, April 28, 2011

UPMC expands medical home model
Pittsburgh Business Times, April 23, 2011 
 
The Patient-Centered Medical Home and ACOs...What Should Be the Pharmacist's Role?
Pharmacy Times, April 14, 2011

Highmark to begin patient-centered medical home pilot
Managed Healthcare Executive E-News, April 12, 2011

Beyond the Medical Home
HealthLeaders Media, April 10, 2011

This Month
 
Medical Home News
  In the June 2011 issue of Medical Home News, you'll find:
  • Clinic Design for Patient-Centered Care by Xiaobo Quan, PhD
  • Comprehensive Medication Management in Coordinated Care -- the Argument for Moving Medication Management Services from Part D of Medicare to Part B by Terry McInnis, MD, MPH and Thomas Albers, RPh
  • Editor’s Corner: The Medical Home and Community Health - Kitty Kidder, APRN
  • Putting the Patient in Control of their Health and Care by Michael Critelli
  • Thought Leaders Corner: "How are you promoting and managing patient engagement?"
  • Industry News - with briefs regarding the Joint Commission, Urban Institute, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Safety Net Medical Home Initiative. JAMA, Academic Medicine, Health Plan of Michigan, State of Connecticut, and the State of Hawaii
  • Catching up with…U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA

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