Medical Home Bulletin             |           September 7, 2010             |           Volume Two Issue Nine
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Co-located with Population Health Summit and Palliative Care Summit
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March 14 - 16, 2011, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
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Future Of Primary Care? Some Say 'Medical Home'
NPR, September 2, 2010  
  
Medical Home Bill Musters Just Enough Votes
California Healthline, September 1, 2010

URAC Opens Second Stage of Its Patient Centered Health Care Home Program for Public Comment
PRNewswire, August 31, 2010

Geisinger Study Published Evaluating Ability Of Its Medical Home To Improve Care Efficiency
Medical News Today, August 26, 2010 
 
Medical Homes: A Model to Improve Care, Control Costs
Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 22, 2010 
 
Creating Patient-Centered Medical Homes - Antitrust Considerations
Lexology, August 19, 2010

'Medical Home' Concept Saving Illinois Millions on Health Care
Chicago Tribune, August 11, 2010

Boeing Pilot Program Focuses on Medical Home
Business Insurance, August 9, 2010

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

• Evaluation and the Patient-Centered Medical Home By Meredith Rosenthal, PhD, Melinda K. Abrams, MS, and Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH
• Coastal Medical, Inc: Transformation to a Patient Centered Care Model  By Anne VanHaaren, PharmD, CDOE
• Editor’s Corner: Deborah Peikes, PhD, MPA
• Patient Experience: A Vital Cog in Medical Home Success By Anthony Cirillo, FACHE, ABC
• Thought Leader’s Corner: “What do you see as ideal integration between primary care and behavioral health in the medical home? What barriers are likely to be encountered, and how are they best overcome?”
• Industry News regarding Health Resources and Services Administration, Medical Care Research and Review, The Academic Pediatric Association, AHRQ, Humana, and Athenahealth
• Catching Up With…Chad Boult, MD, MPH, MBA
• 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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