Medical Home Bulletin             |           July 9, 2009              |           Volume One Issue Four
Complimentary from the publishers of Medical Home News      www.MedicalHomeNews.com

  
Improved Outcomes Associated With Medical Home Implementation in Pediatric Primary Care
Pediatrics, July 2009
  
Metcare Advances its Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative
eClinicalWorks Press Release, July 7, 2009

AMA meeting: Delegates say don't shortchange specialists to fund care model
American Medical News, June 29, 2009

New NCQA Guide Helps Practices Achieve Medical Home Recognition
NCQA Press Release, June 26, 2009
 
A Personal, Coordinated Approach to Care
The New York Times, June 22, 2009
 
Arlington Free Clinic to Implement Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
CareFirst Press Release, June 18, 2009

In the July 2009 issue of Medical Home News, you'll find:

• Putting the Patient at the Center of the Medical Home, by Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
• Meeting the Special Needs of Adolescents in the Medical Home, by David T. Tayloe, Jr., MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Editor’s Corner: Advisory Board Member Margaret Kirkegaard, MD, MPH
• Guiding Principles for Medical Home Cost Impact Evaluations, by Michael Cousins, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Evaluation, CIGNA
• Thought Leader’s Corner: “What are the opportunities for mid level clinicians and consumers to use new diagnosis and monitoring technologies to expand access, improve quality, and reduce costs in health care? What are the safety, effectiveness, and appropriateness issues in this debate?”
• Industry News briefs regarding: Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative, MedPAC, New England Healthcare Institute, National Center for Medical Home Improvement, California HealthCare Foundation, HealthDataRights.org, Merritt Hawkins & Associates, The Commonwealth Fund, Group Health Cooperative and National Academy of State Health Policy
• A Selective List of National Medical Home Web Sites and Resources
• Catching Up With… a profile of Edwina Rogers, Esq., Executive Director of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative
• Medical Home News Subscribers receive this and future twelve page monthly issues with a choice of electronic or print newsletter delivery, or both, and online access to past issues and more.

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