Medical Home Bulletin             |           August 4, 2010             |           Volume Two Issue Eight
Complimentary from the publishers of Medical Home News      www.MedicalHomeNews.com

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THIRD NATIONAL MEDICAL HOME SUMMIT

A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
The Leading Forum on the Development and Implementation of the Patient Centered Medical Home
Co-located with Population Health Summit and Palliative Care Summit
Sponsored by Jefferson School of Population Health
March 14 - 16, 2011, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
www.MedicalHomeSummit.com

  
Medical Homes for Medicaid: The North Carolina Model
Amednews, August 2, 2010  
  
NY Payer: $1 Million for Medical Homes
Health Data Management, August 2, 2010

Patient-Centered Experiment
Memphis Business Journal, July 30, 2010 
 
Medical Homes: A New Model of Health Care is Coming to New Hampshire
New Hampshire Public Radio, July 29, 2010 
 
Following Principles of New Primary Care Model Could Reduce Diagnostic Errors
Orthosupersite, July 29, 2010

Medical Home Model Can Boost Patient Safety
HealthImaging, July 28, 2010

Primary Care Initiatives Help Save State Medicaid Program Millions
American Academy Of Family Physicians, July 21, 2010

Putting Patients at the Center of the Medical Home
The New York Times, July 15, 2010

Care Management Research: Defining a Patient-Centered Home
Medhealthworld, July 15, 2010

Medical-Home Model Puts Premium on Communication Skills
Medscape Medical News, July 9, 2010

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

• Safety Net Hospitals Establish Medical Homes By Linda C. Cummings, PhD
• Creating a Sustainable Medical Home: The Geisinger Experience  By Thomas Graf, MD
• Editor’s Corner: Medical Home Circa 1975 – Bring It Back! By Gerald L. Evans, MD
• Thought Leader’s Corner: “How will the training and role of nurses change as health reform brings new medical home and accountable care models into play, as well as millions of newly insured individuals?”
• Industry News regarding The Center for Medical Home Improvement, National Association of Community Health Centers, The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, The American College of Physicians, Cientis Technologies, The Departments of Health and Human Services, California HealthCare Foundation, National Association of County and City Health Officials, AHRQ, MGMA, and the AMA
• Catching Up With…Paul J. Wallace, MD
• 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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