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	"It is very encouraging that companies like Apple are embracing connected health technologies. They are known for well-designed software and flawlessly integrated hardware. But I remain cautiously optimistic, as we've seen limited success with other smartwatches. Wearable technologies need to deliver what I call a 'frictionless' user experience, and need to have the right analytics to drive personalization to keep people engaged. Patient engagement is the key to adoption -- it has to be personal, motivational, and ubiquitous. And a device like a smartwatch also needs to be aesthetically pleasing, in order for people to want to wear it every day on their wrist. Not only is it a personal health tracker, but it also needs to make a fashion statement." - Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Founder and Director, Center for Connected Health.
	96.7%: The participation rate for children eligible for the Vermont Medicaid/CHIP program.
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 6 Number 10, October 2014, "Advancing the Pediatric Medical Home Model in Vermont"
	Practices in Bundled Payment Program Credit Medical Home Structure for Success OncLive, September 26, 2014
	Patient Experience and Physician/Staff Satisfaction in Transforming Medical Homes American Journal of Managed Care, September 23, 2014
	The patient-centered medical home isn't a project: lessons from Geisinger Becker's Hospital Review, September 19, 2014
	Neonatal Medical Home 'Perfect Fit' After Intensive Care
	Medscape Multispecialty, September 16, 2014
	The medical home checkup: Impressing the regulators in 40 minutes KevinMD.com, September 12, 2014
	Pharmacists Spearheading Lower-Cost Medical Homes Pharmacy Practice News, September 2014
	Advancing the Pediatric Medical Home Model in Vermont by Felicia Heider A Cautionary Tale: A Patient's Long Journey to a Medical Home by Aleza Grazi Tuohy Editor's Corner - Lisa Goren on Physicians as Leaders Toward a More Integrated Health System in Louisville Kentucky by LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH Thought Leader's Corner: "Does the arrival of the Apple Watch signal that wearable technology will become an increasingly important component of patient engagement and self-care going forward for the medical home?" Industry News with briefs regarding The Physicians Foundation; JAMA; Primary Care Progress; Journal of the American Pharmacists Association; Health Affairs; The Advisory Board; AHRQ Innovations Exchange Catching Up With ... David T. Tayloe, Jr., MD, FAAP 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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