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	"Since 2011, [CareFirst's] hospital admissions have been cut 21.3 percent; emergency room visits have been cut 22.5 percent, and patient days in the hospital have been cut by 7.8 percent."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 10 Number 8, August 2018, "CareFirst Claims $1.2 Billion In Savings From PCMH Initiative," by Ron Shinkman.
	Impact of a MH Model on Costs & Utilization Among HIV-Positive Medicaid Patients The American Journal of Managed Care, August 16, 2018
	Patient-Centered Medical Homes Key to ACOs, Population Health Health IT Analytics, August 15, 2018
	Do MHs Improve Quality of Care for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions? Health Services Research, abstract only, August 7, 2018
	A Model of Enhanced Primary Care for Patients with Severe Mental Illness North Carolina Medical Journal, July-August 2018
	Solving the Diagnostic Challenge: A Patient-Centered Approach Annals of Family Medicine, abstract only, July/August 2018
	Continuity and Access in the Era of Part-Time Practice Annals of Family Medicine, July/August 2018
	Changes in Utilization and Expenditures for Medicare Beneficiaries in PCMHs Medical Care, abstract only, July 26, 2018
	Preterm infants are less likely to have a family-centered MH than term-born peers Journal of Perinatology/Nature, abstract only, July 25, 2018
	A protocol for a trial comparing strategies for translating self-management support BMC Family Practice, July 24, 2018
	Examining Differential Performance of 3 Medical Home Recognition Programs The American Journal of Managed Care, July 19, 2018
	Trends in Primary Care Encounters Across Professional Roles in PCMH The American Journal of Managed Care, July 17, 2018
	Does the PCMH Model Change Staffing & Utilization in Community Health Centers? Medical Care, abstract only, July 13, 2018
	Raising the Bar!: NCQA’s PCMH Program Excels in New Study NCQA blog, July 27, 2018
	Who responds to health behavior change interventions and why? The Medical Care Blog, July 26, 2018
	The Evidence On Shared Savings: Do We Know Enough? Health Affairs Blog, July 17, 2018
	CareFirst Claims $1.2 Billion In Savings From PCMH Initiative by Ron Shinkman A Look At Medical Homes Operating Within The Indian Health Service by Justin Timbie, Ammarah Mahmud, Christine Buttorff, Erika Meza Editor’s Corner: John Heafner on the need for coordinated care teams. Medical Home Quotes: Ryan Mire, MD, Katie Fullam Harris, Laura Balzer, Jeffrey R. Balser, MD Industry News with briefs regarding: JABFM, BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas. Catching Up With … Ashley Ligue Click here to subscribe to Medical Home News, or find out more
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