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Patient-Centered Medical Homes: The Promise and the RealityWhile the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model has increasingly been embraced by providers and payers as a way to improve health care and lower costs, many questions remain about its effectiveness. What do these models look like under different payers? Given variation in how PCMHs are set up and reimbursed, how scalable are these models? How long does it take for practices to make the PCMH transformation? What are some of the challenges practices face when making the transition? Do these models have an effect on costs? Do they improve quality of care? Ed Howard of the Alliance moderates the discussion by a panel of experts. |
Health Affairs: 7 lessons that can be drawn from early Medical Home evaluations
1. Innovations should never be judged based on the outcome of single evaluations.
2. Evaluations need to assess interventions relative to what they are seeking to accomplish.
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Source: Health Affairs Blog, May 21, 2014
Source URL:
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2014/05/21/patient-centered-medical-home-evaluations-lets-keep-them-all-in-context/
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