Medical Home Bulletin             |           November 5, 2010             |           Volume Two Issue Eleven
Complimentary from the publishers of Medical Home News      www.MedicalHomeNews.com

  
S.C. BlueCross to Extend Pilot Program After it Shows Improved Health
Charleston Regional Business Journal, October 3, 2010  
  
State Tries 'Patient-Centered' Clinic Project
Kennebec Journal, October 1, 2010

HRSA Administrator Describes Role of Family Physicians, PCMH in Health Care System
AAFP News Now, October 1, 2010

Joint Commission to Accredit Medical Home Models
AMedNews, October 24, 2010 
 
'Medical Home' Program Comes to Nebraska
The Independent, October 23, 2010

CareFirst Looks at ‘Bending the Cost Curve’ With Medical Home Program
IFAwebnews, October 22, 2010

Research to Evaluate Medical Home Pilots
Health Data Management, October 22, 2010

Creating a High-Performing Patient-Centered Medical Home
Medscape Medical News, October 15, 2010

In the November 2010 issue of Medical Home News, you'll find:

• Safety Net Health Plans Working to Transform Primary Care by Margaret A. Murray, CEO, Association for Community Affiliated Plans

• Cleveland Clinic Builds a Medical Home for Chronic Disease Management by Joe Milicia, Senior Media Relations Manager, Cleveland Clinic

• Editor's Corner: The Medical Home: Back to the Future?  by Jaan E. Sidorov, MD, FACP

• Effective Practice Measurement Design in Medical Home Programs by Dan Wagster, President, Medical Home Solutions

• Thought Leaders Corner: “What tools, resources, and use of personnel will best ensure proper care coordination in the medical home model, whether ‘in the home’ or through partnership arrangements in the medical neighborhood?”

• Industry News with briefs regarding National Academy for State Health Policy, Priority Health, Independent Health, LA Care, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Archives of Internal Medicine, CIGNA, Holston Medical Group, Health Resources and Services Administration, and BCBS South Carolina

• Catching Up With … Debra L. Ness, MS

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