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	“The most frequent interactions with patients are often with pharmacists. Community Care of North Carolina comes to mind here. They operate a medical home for Medicaid patients in that state, and they have a really strong pharmacy perspective. They identify patients for highest risk of (medical complications) through risk stratification. They have pharmacists do reviews of patient records, and focus on the highest utilizers of services. They look at it from a population health perspective. Within a medical home, one of the keys is controlling costs. Pharmacists can play a significant role here, and ensure that we're being proactive rather than reactive.” - Charles Lee, M.D., Founder, Polyglot Systems.
	"In the pre-PCMH period, the PCMH clinics had 32 fewer ED visits and 22 fewer avoidable ED visits [than the non-PCMH clinics]. Following implementation of the PCMH model, the use of ED visits declined much faster in PCMH clinics than non-PCMH clinics. As a result by 2013, PCMH clinics had 70 fewer ED visits and 24 fewer avoidable ED visits."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 8 Number 9, September 2016, "How Medical Homes Can Take Pressure Off of Safety Net Clinics."
	Widening the Scope of Practice MedPage Today, September 1, 2016
	Associations between PCMH and healthcare quality for adults with mental illness BMC Health Services Research, abstract only, August 24, 2016
	The Impact of Patient-Centered Medical Homes on Safety Net Clinics American Journal of Managed Care, August 18, 2016
	Integrating Dental Care into PCMHs and ACOs: A U.S.A. Perspective International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Science, August 10, 2016
	Barriers to Care Coordination and Medical Home Implementation
	Pediatrics, abstract only, August 2016
	Transforming nursing practice: The patient-centered medical home American Nurse Today, August 2016
	The Unsung Component of the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Clerks by Ron Shinkman How Medical Homes Can Take Pressure Off of Safety Net Clinics by Li-Hao Chu, Michael Tu, Yuan-Chi Lee, Jennifer N. Sayles, M.D., and Neeraj Sood Editor’s Corner – Kip Sullivan on the financial viability of patient-centered medical homes Thought Leader’s Corner: "What role do you think pharmacists and pharmacies can play in patient-centered medical homes and/or related population health initiatives?" Industry News with briefs regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; American College of Physicians; Brooke Army Medical Center; and Wright State University. Catching Up With … David N. Gans 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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