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	"When specialists and primary care are in the same system and share the EHR, care coordination becomes easy. I am able to send a referral request and information in the exam room with the patient. Otherwise, our activated medical assistants, called patient care coordinators, work this out with the specialty office sharing a 'print package' of information and tracking the referrals." - Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH, Vice President, Primary Care, Marie E. Pinizzotto, MD Chair of Academic Affairs, Eisenhower Medical Center, Annenberg Center for Health Sciences.
	There are more than 570,000 medical assistants working in the U.S. today, with median earnings of approximately $29,000 per year. Medical assisting jobs are expected to remain in high demand, with the profession projected to grow by 29 percent through 2022.
	Excerpted from: Medical Home News, Volume 6 Number  12, Decvember 2014, "Medical Assistants – Key Positions to Help Transform Healthcare "
	Patient-Centered Medical Home Implementation and Primary Care Provider Turnover Medical Care, abstract only, December 2014
	Rhode Island patient-centered medical home initiative growing with UMMS support University of Massachusetts Medical School, November 24, 2014
	In PCMH, the 'P' is Not for 'Physician' HealthLeaders Media, November 20, 2014
	Overcoming Challenges to Teamwork in Patient-Centered Medical Homes: A Qualitative Study
	The Commonwealth Fund, November 18, 2014
	Patient Ratings of Case Managers in a Medical Home: Associations With Patient Satisfaction and Health Care Utilization Annals of Internal Medicine, abstract only, November 18, 2014
	The Safety Net Medical Home Initiative: Transforming Care for Vulnerable Populations Medical Care, November 2014
	Sustaining the Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Focus Group Study By Aislynn Moyer, DNP, RN and Paul M. Conslato, MD Medical Assistants - Key Positions to Help Transform Healthcare By Tom Strong Editor’s Corner - Dr. Cindy Sickora on mental health and the health of communities Shared Savings, ACOs, and Enhanced Primary Care By Lisa Letourneau, MD. MPH Thought Leader's Corner: "How are you assuring proper communication and care coordination between primary care and specialty care?" Industry News with briefs regarding The Commonwealth Fund; TransforMed; COLA; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); College for America; Health Affairs; Highmark Inc.; and Trenton Health Team and Novo Nordisk, Inc. Catching Up With ... Lon M. Berkeley, BA, MS 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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