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	“The difficulty in showing improvements in quality and cost in PCMHs is not due to the conceptual structure, but to the incentives associated with their reimbursement. FFS (fee-for-service) promotes unnecessary care. In other words, put providers at risk for cost and quality, and the results will change.” Brian Klepper, PhD, Chief Development Officer, WeCare TLC Onsite Clinics.
	In what it describes as the largest patient-centered medical home program in the country, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has now designated 1,243 practices representing 3,770 physicians as PCMHs for 2013. A recent analysis by the plan showed that the program has saved approximately $155 million over its first three years.
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, August 2013, Volume 5, Number 8, Industry News: BCBS Michigan Designates 1,243 PCMH Practices
	Pros and Cons of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model Physicians Practice, July 26, 2013
	California Children Less Likely to Receive Care in a Medical Home than Kids in U.S. kidsdata advisory/The Lucile Packard Foundation of Children's Health, July 17, 2013
	The Patient-Centered Medical Home in the Veterans Health Administration The American Journal of Managed Care, July 10, 2013
	Partial and Incremental PCMH Practice Transformation
	Health Services Research, abstract only, July 5, 2013
	Client-centered clinics: Medical 'homes' for Soldiers U.S. Army, July 5, 2013
	Montana’s Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative by Amanda Roccabruna Eby Project ECHO: Integrating Behavioral Health Care with Primary Care to Expand Access in Underserved Areas by Miriam Komaromy, MD, Dan Douhigg, DO, and Sanjeev Arora, MD Editor’s Corner – Letter to the Editor on “The Flaw in Subscription Healthcare” Medical-Legal Partnerships: Improving Patient Care and the Medical Home by Donna Torrisi, MSN, CRNP and Ben Beck-Coon, JD, MSW Thought Leader’s Corner: “What if anything do the first-year results of the Pioneer ACO demonstration – improved quality across the board but fewer than half producing savings – mean for the patient-centered medical home?” Industry News with briefs regarding CMS; Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA); Christiana Care Health System; BCBS Michigan; Safety Net Medical Home Initiative; Aetna; NCQA; Health Affairs; Southeast Texas Medical Associates; Horizon BCBS; and the State of Rhode Island Chronic Care Sustainability Initiative Catching up with … Elyse Rosen 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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