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	“One of the things that affect all of the staff in a medical home and patients is just the immense amount of information that people are expected to have at their fingertips. Patients have to have all their information and think about their medical history and act as a conduit across encounters. Physicians are talking to the person in front of them and trying to remember facts specific to that patient. The amount of information seems like it is exponentially increasing. Nurses deal with it, physicians deal with it, and if someone misses one little piece, it can have huge consequences. Finding ways to manage information – that to me might be universal to healthcare, but it is specific to operating a patient-centered medical home.” - Samantha L. Solimeo, PhD., MPH, Medical Anthropologist, Veteran Health Affairs; Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
	"Care continuity is a particular concern for the Medicare fee-for-service population; research indicates that 50% of Medicare beneficiaries receive treatment at four or more practices each year and from seven or more physicians."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 8 Number 8, August 2016, "The Key to Medical Home Cost-Savings: Coordinate, Coordinate, Coordinate."
	Effects of adding a new PCMH block rotation and resident team to existing training Advances in Medical Education and Practice, abstract only, August 4, 2016
	HHS awards more than $8.6 million for Health Centers to Improve and Become PCMHs U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Press Release, August 4, 2016
	CMS Paves the Way for the Next Phase of Primary Care H&HN, August 3, 2016
	Michigan To Launch All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative In 2017 Open Minds, July 24, 2016
	How to Develop the Medical Neighborhood
	Journal of Medical Systems, July 22, 2016
	The Critical Role of Clerks in the Patient-Centered Medical Home Annals of Family Medicine, abstract only, July/August 2016
	Enhanced Risk Prediction Model for ED Use and Hospitalizations in a PCMH The American Journal of Manged Care, July 19, 2016
	The Key to Medical Home Cost-Savings: Coordinate, Coordinate, Coordinate by Rebecca J. Perry, Nancy McCall, Suzanne G. Wensky, and Susan G. Haber Navigating The Long Path To Team-Based Care In Medical Homes by Lisa Schottenfeld, Dana Petersen, Deborah Peikes, Richard Ricciardi, Hannah Burak, Robert McNellis, and Janice Genevro Editor’s Corner – Mark Wietecha on the importance of pending federal legislation to pediatric medical. homes Thought Leader’s Corner: "What do you consider to be the biggest clinical, logistical or payer-oriented challenge to operating a successful medical home?" Industry News with briefs regarding The American Journal of Managed Care; Shasta Community Health Center; Commissioner of Securities & Insurance; and CMS. Catching Up With … William Barcellona 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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