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April 11, 2016 | Bloomberg BNA

CMS Initiative Aims to Shake Up Primary Care

The CMS is launching what it says is the largest everinitiative to transform the way primary care in America is delivered and reimbursed for more than 25 million patients. The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model is a five-year...

April 11, 2016 | EconoTimes

Event To Highlight Successes, Challenges Of Transforming Delivery Of Care For Underserved

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's (CareFirst) four-year investment in patient-centered medical home (PCMH) programs operated by 11 safety net health centers helped improve care for more than 68,000 low-income and chronically ill patients...

March 14, 2016 | Paladina Health

New Data Associates Positive Health Outcomes with Comprehensive Primary Care

This month the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) issued an update to their longitudinal study of the impact of patient-centered medical homes on healthcare costs and quality. On February 2nd, they shared the information...

February 25, 2016 | HealthIT Analytics

Concierge Medicine Takes 3 Years to Show Return on Investment

Concierge medicine programs may take up to three years to show ROI, a common break-even point for population health management strategies. There is ample industry evidence to show that a comprehensive population health management program...

February 16, 2016 | Anthem

5 Questions: A Discussion with Primary Care Expert, Marci Nielsen

This month the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) released their annual report, The Patient-Centered Medical Home’s Impact on Cost and Quality: Annual Review of Evidence, highlighting the cost and quality impact of patient...

February 12, 2016 | The DO

Patient-centered medical homes reduce costs and unnecessary utilization: Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative report highlights the role of this model in transforming delivery of patient care.

Patient-centered medical homes reduce costs and unnecessary utilization, according to a report by the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, of which the AOA is a founding member. The report, The Patient-Centered Medical Home’s...

February 11, 2016 | Doctors Lounge

Medical Homes Contributing to Decreasing Cost of Care

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of care seems to be contributing to decreases in costs and improvement in patient care, according to a report from the American Academy of Family Physicians. The Patient-Centered Primary Care...

February 8, 2016 | HFMA

Medical Home Finances Improving: Analysis

Practices and payers generally are able to derive overall savings from the use of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model, according to a review of recent research and analyses. The fifth annual report of the Patient-Centered...

February 5, 2016 | American Academy of Family Physicians

Medical Homes Show Steady Progress Nationally, Report Finds

An annual report on patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) shows the model is contributing to reduced costs and improved patient care on multiple fronts. The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative's annual report on the impact the...

February 4, 2016 | Prognosis: A Health Care Blog

Bringing Value to the Patient and the Healthcare System: A New Report

This week the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) unveiled its fifth annual report on the patient centered medical home’s (PCMH) impact on cost and quality. In the quest to improve population health and reduce cost, PCPCC...

February 4, 2016 | Becker's Spine Review

The role of patient-centered medical homes in today's healthcare climate: 3 things to know

Patient-centered medical home can lower costs and improve healthcare quality, according to new evidence detailed in The Patient-Centered Medical Home's Impact on Cost and Quality: Annual Review of Evidence 2014-2015 Report released by the...

February 3, 2016 | HealthIT Analytics

Patient-Centered Medical Home Keeps Spending Low, Quality High: The patient-centered medical home is still making waves as one of the most effective ways to cut costs and reduce unnecessary utilization.

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) continues to show staying power as one of the healthcare industry’s most effective cost-cutting and quality-boosting initiatives, says the latest annual reportfrom the Patient-Centered Primary Care...

February 3, 2016 | Fierce Practice Management

Focus on primary care delivery pays off across the healthcare industry: Studies show positive results from programs featuring patient-centered medical homes

There may not be a silver bullet to solve the issues in the U.S. healthcare system, but among the current crop of initiatives to improve cost and quality of care, efforts to buttress primary care provision via the creation of patient-...

February 2, 2016 | The Milbank Memorial Fund

The Primary Care Collaborative Releases 5th Annual Evidence Report

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has released a new evidence report that looks at the effectiveness of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Published with support from the Milbank Memorial Fund, the fifth annual...

February 2, 2016 | American Psychological Association

Patient-Centered Health Care More Effective, Efficient, APA Says

WASHINGTON — The following is a statement from W. Douglas Tynan, PhD, director of integrated health care with the American Psychological Association, regarding the annual report of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, released...

February 1, 2016 | The Advocate

La. Blue Cross Quality Blue program recognized by national association

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s Quality Blue program will be featured at a Capitol Hill briefing Tuesday as a best practice for getting better-quality health care at a more affordable price. The program will be included in the...

January 15, 2016 | HealthIT Analytics

How the Patient-Centered Medical Home “Repackages” Primary Care

The healthcare industry operates in a unique economic niche where the “what you see is what you get” principle that governs most other consumer interactions only vaguely applies. Patients often walk into the consult room with absolutely...

January 11, 2016

RAND: Patient-Centered Medical Home May Cost $147K Per Year: Patient-centered medical home (PCMH) transformation may be a prohibitively costly proposition for some smaller and independent practices, a new report suggests.

Are the potential savings and patient care benefits of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) worth the costs? RAND Corporation is weighing in on the eternal debate over the benefits and drawbacks of implementing the innovative care...

December 21, 2015 | HealthIT Analytics

Establishing the Basis for Accountable Care Organization Success

The patient-centered medical home providers a robust framework for the advanced care coordination required to make an accountable care organization successful. Care management is the key to ACO success, but many healthcare organizations...

November 23, 2015 | AAFP News

Refocus System on Primary Care, Says Iora Health CEO

Before she found her way to good primary care, a 60-year-old Massachusetts woman named Sharon spent years cycling through the health care system. Although her chronic illnesses remained about the same all during that time, her...