Medical Home Bulletin             |           December 8, 2009              |           Volume One Issue Nine
Complimentary from the publishers of Medical Home News      www.MedicalHomeNews.com

  
New 'Medical Home' Model to Get Market Test
Business First of Columbus, November 27, 2009 
  
‘Medical Home’ Concept May Lead to Better Health Care
Fort Worth Business, November 23, 2009

Study Results Confirm PCMH Success in Improving Quality, Reducing Costs
AAFP News Now, November 23, 2009

Humana & JSA Medical Group Provide PCMH to Medicare Advantage Members in Tampa Bay
dBusinessNews, November 17, 2009 
 
PCPCC Summit Highlights Growing Support for Patient-Centered Medical Home
AAFP News Now, November 12, 2009 
 
EMRs, PHRs, HIE Necessary to Support Patient-Centered Medical Home
FierceEMR, November 12, 2009

In the December 2009 issue of Medical Home News, you'll find:

• The Medical Home – Redesigning Healthcare by Starting with the Patient, by Dr. John Kenagy, author of Designed to Adapt: Leading Healthcare in Challenging Times
• It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood … Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, by Deb Barnett, RN, MS, FNP, Coordinator, Grants Management & Program Development, Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative; Karen Frederick-Gallegos, Director of Quality Initiatives, Colorado Medical Society; Raquel Alexander, MA, Executive Director, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians; Angel Perez, RN, BSN PCMH, Resource Advisor, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians; and Julie Schilz, RN, MBA, IPIP & PCMH Manager, Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
• Editor’s Corner: Advisory Board Member Salvatore Volpe, MD, FAAP, FACP, CHCQM
• Medical Home Poll Shows Heightened Activity, Belief in Cost Savings, Concern about Payment, by Raymond Carter, Editor, and Clive Riddle, Publisher, Medical Home News
• Thought Leader’s Corner:  "Do financial incentives and public recognition motivate physicians and physician practices to change, or simply reward the ones who do?”
• Industry News briefs regarding: NCQA, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, iHealthBeat, The Primary Care Development Corporation, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, and the Center for American Progress 
• Catching Up With… Phyllis Torda, Senior Executive, Strategic Initiatives, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
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