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	"Altogether, hospital emergency room visits were 16 percent lower than average among its [Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan] enrollees in a medical home, while ER visits for pediatric enrollees with chronic conditions were 26 percent lower."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 10 Number 9, September 2018, Industry News: "Michigan Blues Says First Decade Of Medical Home Program Has Been A Success."
	Focus on Primary Care Puts ACOs on the Path to Success, New Report Finds Patient-Centered Primary Care Cooperative (PCPCC), September 7, 2018
	When medical home models include palliative care, quality improves McKnight's Long-Term Care News, September 7, 2018
	Emergency Department Use & Enrollment in a MH Providing After-Hours Care Annals of Family Medicine, figures only, September-October 2018
	The Role of Integrated Care in a MH for Patients With a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Pediatrics, September 2018
	Value-Based Care Slashes Per Member Per Month Costs in Kansas HealthPayer Intelligence, August 27, 2018
	Team Functioning & Clinical Quality & Patient Portal Implementation Among PCMHs The American Journal of Accountable Care (AJMC), August 23, 2018
	eConsults: An emerging tool to help advance the PCMH Becker's Hospital Review, August 22, 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
	Connecting Medical Care & Social Service Needs: Chicago Health Leaders Healthcare Informatics, August 21, 2018
	Economic Evaluation of Patient-Centered Care Among Long-Term Cancer Survivors The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), August 20, 2018
	Incorporating Patient- and Family-Centered Care Into Practice Pediatrics, August 2018
	Patient-Centered Medical Home Evidence Increases With Time Health Affairs Blog, September 10, 2018
	Strengthening the PCMH Through Teamwork Enabled by Emerging Technology Artista MD blog, September 7, 2018
	Are Pharmacists the Key to Safer Home Care? User Communities blog/Institute for Healthcare Improvement, August 17, 2018
	School-Based Medical Homes Begin to Take Hold in NYC Through Collaborative with Montefiore Health System by Ron Shinkman The Impact of Medical Home Model on Costs and Utilization Among Co-Morbid HIV-Positive Medicaid Patients by Paul Crits-Christoph, Robert Gallop, Elizabeth Noll, et. al.: Editor’s Corner: Drs. Bruce Chernof and Mark McLellan on making coordinated care more personalized ThoughtLeaders' Corner: "Do you believe the rise in popularity of retail clinics as CVS MinuteClinics will have any impact on medical homes and the care they deliver?" Industry News with briefs regarding: Kansas Blues, Michigan Blues Catching Up With ...Hans Duvefelt, MD Click here to subscribe to Medical Home News, or find out more
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