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	"According to data from the Michigan Blues, practices designated as medical homes had a 19 percent lower rate of ER visits among its patients compared to non-medical home practices, and a 15 percent lower rate for ER visits among pediatric patients."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 9 Number 7, July 2017, Industry News: "Michigan Blues Convert More Practices Into Medical Homes."
	Patient-Centered Medical Home: Another Year of Growth in Michigan MI Blues Perspectives, July 14, 2017
	PCMH programs cut costs and improve quality. Collaboration is the key FierceHealthcare, July 11, 2017
	Evaluating Patient-Centered Medical Homes Health Affairs, July 2017
	Safety-Net Providers Can Adopt Medical Home Models and Improve Primary Care RAND Corporation News Release, June 23, 2017
	Implementation of Medical Homes in Federally Qualified Health Centers The New England Journal of Medicine, June 21, 2017
	Implementation of Practice Transformation: Patient Experience Quality Management in Health Care, abstract only, July/September 2017
	Pennsylvania's Medical Home Initiative Journal of General Internal Medicine via PubMed.gov,abstract only, June 25, 2017
	When It Comes to Assessing the PCMH Model, the Devil Really Is In the Details Healthcare Informatics, July 8, 2017
	Patient-Centered Approach to Health Care in Michigan AHIP Blog, July 6, 2017
	The Medical Home Demo For FQHCs Really Didn’t Move Needle On Care by Ron Shinkman Can Hypertension Be Better Managed Through The Medical Home? by Alison J. O’Donnell, D.O., Hillary R. Bogner, M.D. et al. Editor's Corner: Ron Shinkman, on medical home-based clinics for Montana’s state employees Thought Leaders' Corner: "Can a patient-centered medical home be a practical way to address the opioid epidemic?" Industry News with briefs regarding Emory Healthcare; Aetna; Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Care Network of Michigan; and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Catching Up With … Susanne Campbell 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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