Complimentary from the publishers of Medical Home News                  July, 2015
	“Rule of thumb in the industry has been 15% to influence or change physician behavior; however, we’ve seen situations where if the physicians buy into the pay-for-performance system because they’ve been properly educated and accept the metrics, you can influence behavior with as little as 5%. In terms of dollars in primary care, 5% can equate to $10,000, which is not small change. The keys to influencing physician behavior through pay-for-performance models are education and communication.” - Tom Dobosenski, President, AMGA Consulting Services.
	"Due to specialized training, replacing healthcare workers costs 200% of their annual salaries – sometimes even 400%."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 7, July 2015, "Healthcare Management Danger: Worker Shortage Escalating"
	3 Embedded Care Coordination Models Manage Diverse High-Risk, High-Cost Populations Health Intelligence Network Blog, June 30, 2015
	Health IT–Enabled Care Coordination: A National Survey of Patient-Centered Medical Home Clinician Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), abstract only, June 23, 2015
	Patient-Centered Medical Home Is a “Pragmatic” Shift in Care Health IT Analytics, June 23, 2015
	Nature And Nurture: What’s Behind the Variation In Recent Medical Home Evaluations?
	Health Affairs Blog, June 19, 2015
	Impact of the Patient-Centered Medical Home on Veterans’ Experience of Care American Journal of Managed Care, abstract only, June 19, 2015
	The smart medical home can lower healthcare costs Healthcare IT News, June 3, 2015
	North Carolina Medical Homes Make Improved Patient Health and Lower Costs a Reality by Paul Mahoney Strengthening the Case for Primary Care by Dinesh Sheth Editor’s Corner – Marci Nielsen, PhD, MPH on Why Patient-Centered Medical Home Incentives Matter Healthcare Management Danger: Worker Shortage Escalating by Kevin Wilson Thought Leader’s Corner: "What percentage of a primary care physician’s income should be subject to pay-for-performance incentives in order to influence behavior?" Industry News with briefs regarding RAND; Health Affairs; North Carolina Community Care Networks; ABIM Foundation and RWJF; American Journal of Managed Care; Annals of Family Medicine; AMA; AHRQ; and Allina Health Catching Up With … Stuart M. Pollack, MD 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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