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	“Even a hire that sounds fairly steep in terms of initial investment can pay dividends. We had a client in North Carolina that manages a group of small practices. They said they did not have a lot of dollars to invest in resources, but were looking for a hire that could generate revenue. They wound up hiring a nurse care manager, which not only allowed them to fill in care gaps, but generated an additional $40,000 a year in revenue. It helped pay for other staffing and computer upgrades.” - Emma Mandell Gray, Senior Manager, ECG Management Consultants.
	"Minimum costs of PCMH maintenance included physical infrastructure charges for patient tracking, quality improvement, communications, and related infrastructure, averaging in 2015 US dollars $2.51 per patient per month, estimated from a national survey of 1,009 practices."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 8 Number 10, October 2016, "How Finances Impact The Medical Home Model: A Microsimulation."
	Characteristics Associated with PCMH Capability in Health Centers The Commonwealth Fund, September 21, 2016
	PCMH Care Among Near-Old and Older Race/Ethnic Minorities in the US Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, September 21, 2016
	Patient-Centered Medical Homes and the Care of Older Adults The John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative, September 16, 2016
	Quality Improvement and Leadership Development Through Lean Methodology American Journal of Managed Care, September 14, 2016
	Statin Adherence Rates in Patients Utilizing a PCMH-Based Pharmacy Journal of Pharmacy Practice, abstract only, September 6, 2016
	Effects of New Funding Models for PCMHs on PCP Finances and Services Annals of Family Medicine, abstract only, September/October 2016
	Integrating Oral Health Into The Medical Home Setting by Bre Holt, Jeff Hummel, M.D., Kathryn E. Phillips and Mary Virden How Finances Impact The Medical Home Model: A Microsimulation by Sanjay Basu, M.D., Russell S. Phillips, M.D., Zirui Song, M.D., Bruce E. Landon, M.D., and Asaf Bitton, M.D. Editor’s Corner – Kip Sullivan on the latest report from CMS and its implications for patient-centered medical homes Thought Leader’s Corner: "How much does it cost to start a medical home? Smaller medical practices are often reluctant to invest as much money as larger ones in a PCMH. Are there some components they can skip, at least initially?" Industry News with briefs regarding Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield; and Seattle Pain Center. Catching Up With … Amarnath Banerjee 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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