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	“I believe that an ACO's success depends on PCMH homes. I think it would be hard to define a ‘very good traditional practice’ and so the PCMH standards give us a common basis of comparison. While a practice could fall short of some of the elements and still be good and valuable practice, I would like to see the provision of resources to help these ‘very good practices’ which are doing their best with limited resources and finances. Thus the ACOs could help these practices and thereby help themselves.” - Salvatore Volpe, MD, FAAP, FACP, CHCQM, Chief Medical Officer, Staten Island Performing Provider System, Level III PCMH.
	"There are currently 42 states that house one or more direct care practices."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 10, October 2015, "Direct Primary Care: Changing the Healthcare Industry"
	Applying PCMH Principles Reaps Big Benefits for Oncology Practice AIS Health, October 1, 2015
	Medical homes: Better, cost-effective care or waste of time? Healthcare Business & Technology, September 22, 2015
	Becoming a Medical Home: Lessons Learned Physicians Practics, September 16, 2015
	The rise and fall of the patient-centered medical home
	Medical Economics, September 3, 2015
	The first step for medical home-specialist collaboration The Advisory Board Company/Care Transformation Center Blog, September 2, 2015
	The Cost of Sustaining a Patient-Centered Medical Home: Experience From 2 States Annals of Family Medicine, abstract only, September/October 2015
	Supporting Patient-Centered Care: from Medical Home to Medical Neighborhood by Robert Krebbs; Kia Poe, MS, LPN, PCMH CCE; and Karen Frederick-Gallegos Can’t I Just “Uber” My Doctor? Top 5 Legal Issues for Consumer-Facing Healthcare Technology by Jill H. Gordon, JD, MHA and Daniel R. Eliav, JD, MPH Editor’s Corner – Jeff Rowes and Matt Miller on “freedom of advice” Direct Primary Care: Changing the Healthcare Industry by Alex Tolbert Thought Leader’s Corner: "Does it really matter if primary care clinicians are in a recognized/accredited patient-centered medical home vs. a very good traditional practice?" Industry News with briefs regarding CMS;AAFP; Kaiser Family Foundation and the Commonwealth Fund; Health Affairs; Annals of Family Medicine; ONC; and Mercy Health Catching Up With … Christine Sinsky, MD, FACP 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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