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	“In 2012, we rolled out an oncology medical home model in collaboration with five practices in Michigan, known as the the Michigan Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project. It changed how we paid for drugs, and added a flat care management fee on payments to the doctors. We also agreed to pay or some other things, such as advance care planning, telemedicine visits and consultations with pharmacists. The clinicians also agreed to develop treatment pathways for certain cases, such as for breast and colon cancer. Most cancers are amenable to treatment in a medical home model. Some have multiple specialties involved, and those patients who need organ transplants obviously need better care coordination... As a result of this initiative, we were able to cut emergency room visits among this cohort of oncology patients in the medical home by more than two-thirds, and cut inpatient admissions nearly in half. So, there is pretty clearly a place for oncology care in the patient-centered medical home.” - John Fox, M.D., Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs, Priority Health.
	"A significant amount of money is at risk for participants in either model: 4 percent per year initially for the MIPS groups, eventually rising to 9 percent per year by 2022; and 5 percent per year for the APM participants."
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 8 Number 11, November 2016, "Medical Home Winners and Losers In Final MACRA Rules."
	Medical home pros and cons for small practices Medical Economics, November 10, 2016
	Patient-Centered Medical Homes May Improve Diabetes Care The American Journal of Managed Care, November 7, 2016
	Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State FYs 2016 and 2017 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, October 13, 2016
	Med students plunge into ACOs, patient-centered medical homes AMA Wire, October 7, 2016
	How one practice transformed into a patient-centered medical home FierceHealthcare, October 3, 2016
	Capitation as an Incentive for Transitioning to PCMHs in the United States Army AMSUS - The Society of Federal Health Professionals, abstract only, October 2016
	Medical Home Winners and Losers In Final MACRA Rules by Ron Shinkman Oregon Medicaid Program Saves $240 Million by Introducing Medical Homes Editor’s Corner – Kip Sullivan on the financial viability of patient-centered medical homes Thought Leader’s Corner: "Oncology is one of the most expensive – and often least coordinated – areas of U.S. healthcare delivery. Can a medical home serve as an effective provider of oncology care?" Industry News with briefs regarding Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; National Business Group on Health; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan; and Annals of Internal Medicine. Catching Up With … Robert “Rob” Schreiber, M.D. 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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