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July 2019

“What really makes team-based care work is the concept of co-location. When you’re co-located, the level of isolation goes way down. People love when you can walk down the hallway and ask the infectious disease expert who knows about this, or a dietitian who really knows about that.”
- Tarek Elsawy, MD, FACP, president and CEO of Reliant Medical Group.

Adults in the U.S. who have a primary care provider have a 19 percent lower likelihood of premature death than those who only see specialists for their care. People who have a primary care provider save a third on healthcare costs compared to their peers who only see specialists."

Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 11 Number 7, July 2019, "The Primary Cares Initiative Could Be The Next Step For Medical Homes," by Chris Jaeger.

Investing in Primary Care: a State-Level Analysis, Executive Summary
Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, July 17, 2019

Assessing the ROI for NCQA Primary Care Medical Home Recognition
NCQA White Paper, July 9, 2019

Evaluation of Care Processes & Health Care Utilization in New MHs in Italy
American Journal of Medical Quality, July 4, 2019

Revised Requirements for Primary Care Medical Home in Hospitals
The Joint Commission, June 19, 2019

Revised Requirements for Primary Care Medical Home in Critical Access Hospitals
The Joint Commission, June 19, 2019

Revised Requirements for Primary Care MH in Ambulatory Health Care
The Joint Commission, June 19, 2019

Development of a patient-centered dental home assessment for low-income
Journal of Public Health Dental via PubMed.gov, abstract only, June 17, 2019

Managing referrals amid minefields, breakdowns
ACP Internist, July/August 2019

Let’s Talk Business: PCMH Recognition
NCQA Blog, July 10, 2019

Integrating SODH & BDH into patient care & population health at VHA
AIMS Public Health, July 3, 2019

PCMHs in CT – not the “shiny new toy” but improving care, controlling costs
Connecticut Health Policy Project, June 18, 2019

The Pediatric Medical Home: Lessons for System Redesign

How can organizations improve pediatric medical homes, especially for children with complex health needs? Thomas Klitzner, director of the UCLA Department of Pediatrics medical home program, lays out his plan.

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	PCPCC: Estimated number of PCMHs in top 10 States 1. NY 3034 2. NJ 1726 3. PA 1617 4. OH: 1371 5. TX: 1331 6. NC: 1313 7. FL: 1310 8. CA: 1142 9. MI: 963 10. WA: 913 Source: Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, June 2019

Featured in this month's Medical Home News Supplement

The Primary Cares Initiative Could be the Next Step for Medical Homes By Chris Jaeger
Study Suggests EHR Systems Should be Redesigned To Avoid Physician Burnout By Ron Shinkmans

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The Critical Role Social Determinants of Health Data Can Play in Improving Population Health by Heather Lavoie

The Evolving Role of Specialty Pharmacy by Sheila M. Arquette, RPH

Urgent Care's Role in Population Health and the Social Determinants of Health by Todd Latz

Thought Leaders' Corner: "What Community Resources Are Available to Help Address the Social Determinants of Health?"

Industry News with briefs regarding Innovaccer, National Readmission Prevention Collaborative, CGFNS International, and the Connecticut Department of Public Health

Catching Up With... Jodi Smith, RN, CCM, ANP-BC, ND
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