Medical Home Bulletin             |           July 6, 2010             |           Volume Two Issue Seven
Complimentary from the publishers of Medical Home News      www.MedicalHomeNews.com

Outcomes and Lessons from a Primary Care–Health Plan Partnership:
The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians and Horizon BCBS New Jersey
Medical Home Audioconference Event
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 --- 1:00pm to 2:30pm Eastern

Cari Miller, Director of Advocacy & Project Operations, NJ Academy of Family Physicians (Moderator)

Nicholas Bonvicino, MD, MBA, Senior Medical Director, Clinical Network Management, Horizon BCBS NJ

Kenneth Faistl, MD, Family Practice of Central Jersey | Thomas McCarrick, MD, Town Medical Associates

http://www.medicalhomeaudioconferences.com/MedHome20100728/index.html

  
Blue Cross: Early Medical-Home Data Looks Good
Michigan Live, June 30, 2010  
  
Some Look to Medical Homes as Health Care Solution
Lincoln Journal Star, June 26, 2010

Medical-Homes Model Pushed By Health Bill is Still Unproven
Investor's Business Daily, June 25, 2010 
 
Region's Medical Homes Aiming for Top Patient Care
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 21, 2010 
 
Medicare to Test More Medical Home Models
Amednews, June 17, 2010

Ohio Medical Home Pilot — Regulatory Enforcement Remains A Question
Lexology, June 14, 2010

Medical Homes Don't Guarantee Patient Satisfaction
Modern Healthcare, June 9, 2010

Turning a Doctor’s Office Into a “Medical Home”
Heathcanal , June 8, 2010

Pilot Plan on Health an Option for States
Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2010

In the July 2010 issue of Medical Home News, you'll find:

• Creating Ideal Primary Care By Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH
• First Oncology Practice in the Nation Earns ‘Medical Home’ Recognition  By John D. Sprandio, MD
• The CMS Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demo: Recommendations for Hospitals and Health Systems By Teresa A. Breen, Senior Consultant, The Advisory Board Company
• Editor’s Corner: New Member of the Medical Home News Advisory Board – Steve Hurd, PhD, Executive Director of the Marillac Clinic in Grand Junction, CO
• Thought Leader’s Corner: “What conditions and criteria would need to be addressed in order for a specialty practice to be considered a patient-centered medical home?”
• Industry News regarding HHS, Mathematica, Carilion Clinic, The American Academy of Pediatrics, Health Affairs, Annals of Family Medicine, Xerox, NCQA , HIMSS, Commonwealth Fund, Prevea Health, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
• Catching Up With…A. John Blair, III, MD, FACS
• 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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