Medical Home Bulletin
  Complimentary from Health Policy Publishing, LLC         December 2019  
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  "Accelerating transformation in an increasingly complex health care landscape requires an engaged workforce aligned around a shared mission of improving the safety, quality, and experience of care."
Patrick T. Ryan, Executive Chairman, Press Ganey.

 
Factoid
  A secondary analysis of data from the 2016-2017 National Survey of Children's Health found that 49% of the 62,208 children surveyed had access to a medical home. However, 57.1% of white children had access compared to 37% of Hispanic children and 39.7% of black children.  
 
Source: "Youth Access to Medical Homes and Medical Home Components by Race and Ethnicity," Maternal and Child Health Journal, December 11, 2019.
 
 
What's News
  HCCI Study Shows Stagnant Primary Care Investment
PCC, December 13, 2019
 
     
  Providing Effective Primary Care for Patients with Serious Mental Illness
Community Mental Health Journal, abstract only, December 12, 2019
 
     
  Youth Access to Medical Homes & MH Components by Race and Ethnicity.
Maternal and Child Health Journal, December 11, 2019
 
     
  Care Experiences of Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions in a PCMH.
Population Health Management, December 9, 2019
 
     
  Initiating a Pro-Active Care Paradigm to Vulnerable Populations: Utilizing PCMH
Scienfic Research, December 2019
 
     
  Features of U.S. Physicians Associated with Advance Care Planning Conversations
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, abstract only, November 2019
 
     
  Multipayer Primary Care Transformation: Impact for Medicaid Managed Care
American Journal of Managed Care, abstract only, November 2019
 
Insights
  How Do We Know PCSP Works?
NCQA Blog, December 17, 2019
 
     
  Technology and partnerships can improve primary care experience
BCBS of Tennessee News, December 9, 2019
 
     
  Rhode Island's investment in primary care transformation: A case study
APA PsycNET, abstract only, December 2019
 
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Using Technology to Engage Patients and Improve Outcomes

Presenters Dr. Ranjani Chandramouli, Mike Hatfield and Jaspreet Sodhi discuss care planning by the primary care team jointly with the patient, whose condition is not improving; facilitation and coordination of a chronic disease management treatment plan extending beyond the clinic walls; and maintaining a continuous relationship with a designated member of the care team.

 
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  Dr. Amy McKenzie: 5 Ways to Tell if a Doctor is Using a Patient-centered Model

1. They ask about patients' family, emotional state and home environment.
2. They remind patients of important tests and health screenings.
3. They work with specialists and other providers to help coordinate care.
4. PCMH team members are available at all hours, reducing ER visits.
5. They teach patients how to better manage their condition.

Source: Press & Guide, December 16, 2019
 
     
 
This Month in Medical Home News
 

Featured in this month's Medical Home News Supplement

  • CareFirst Concludes Medical Homes Can Help Control Chronic Kidney Disease by Ron Shinkman
  • PCMH Project Yielded Big Savings For Michigan Medicaid Enrollees by Shaohui Zhai, Rebecca A. Malouin, Jean M. Malouin, et. al.

Also Featured in this month's Population Health News

  • How could taking a population health management approach support English primary care to achieve its vision, by Dr Simon Munk, Dr Steve Laitner, Toby Lambert and Ben Richardson
  • Improve Practice Performance Using Population Health Data, by Karen Peachey PhD, Product Management, Population Health at Greenway Health
  • An Exciting New Frontier for Medicare Advantage Plans, by Hank Osowski
  • Thought Leaders' Corner: "What are the Most Effective Strategies to Reduce Inequality in the Health Care System?"
  • Industry News with briefs regarding ProMedica, USDA, The Center For Health Affairs, RAM Technologies, Workit Health, ACGME, and NextGen Population Health
  • Catching Up With Jodi Smith, RN, MSN, ND
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