Research
Health Affairs - March 2016
Jürgen Unützer, Andrew C Carlo, Robert Arao, Melinda Vredevoogd, John Fortney, Diane Powers, Joan Russo
Abstract
Randomized controlled trials have...
RTI International - February 2016
Abstract
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a health system innovation aimed to improve cost, quality, and health outcomes. Research shows...
Annals of Internal Medicine - February 2016
Background: Effects of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) are unclear. Previous studies had relatively short follow-up and may not have...
University of Minnesota School of Public Health - February 2016
This report to the Minnesota Legislature is an evaluation of the efficacy of the Health Care Homes Initiative. It describes differences between...
Managed Healthcare Executive - February 2016
Population health is widely promoted as a key strategy to transform healthcare through the power of data and analytics. The goal is to separate the...
The Patient-Centered Medical Home's Impact on Cost and Quality: Annual Review of Evidence, 2014-2015
Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative - February 2016
New Evidence Report is Now Available
Excerpt from the Executive Summary
As in previous editions, this year’s Annual Review of the Evidence...
Medical Care - November 2015
BACKGROUND: Patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) may improve the quality of primary care while reducing costs and utilization. Early evidence on...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island - November 2015
Patient centered medical home (PCMH) practices can improve health outcomes and lower costs for patients, according to a new study by Blue Cross...
Pediatrics - October 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Despite considerable attention, little is known about the degree to which primary care medical homes influence early...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana - October 2015
More customers are getting better health results through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s Quality Blue Primary Care program – designed to...
Arkansas Department of Human Services - October 2015
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Human Services recognized 19 primary care providers from across the state Friday morning for their work to...
Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 2015
BACKGROUND: Research on the effects of patient-centered medical homes on quality and cost of care is mixed, so further study is needed to understand...
CMS Blog - October 2015
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced promising results of the first shared savings performance year for the...
Population Health Management - September 2015
ABSTRACT
Patient-centered medical home programs using different design and implementation strategies are being tested across the United States, and...
JAMA Internal Medicine - September 2015
Importance Wasteful practices are widespread in the US health care system. It is unclear if payment models intended to improve health care...
American Journal of Managed Care - September 2015
Abstract
Objectives: Although care coordination is an essential component of the patient-centered medical home structure, current case manager...
Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance - August 2015
BACKGROUND
CCNC is a managed primary care program that served approximately 1.3 million of approximately 1.5 million Medicaid beneficiaries in the...
Medicare Care Research and Review - August 2015
ABSTRACT
There has been relatively little empirical evidence about the effects of patient-centered medical home (PCMH) implementation on patient-...
JAMA Pediatrics - August 2015
Importance Recent health care legislation and shifting health care financing strategies are transforming health and behavioral health care in the...
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield - August 2015
Members receiving care from a doctor who participates in a patient-centered program are scoring higher on quality care metrics – at a cost that is...
CareFirst - July 2015
Baltimore, MD (July 30, 2015) - In its fourth full year of operation, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield’s (CareFirst) Patient-Centered Medical Home (...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan - July 2015
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is designating 1,551 primary care practices across Michigan as “patient-centered medical homes,” a nine percent...
Health Affairs - July 2015
ABSTRACT
The expansion of health insurance to millions of Americans through the Affordable Care Act has given rise to concerns about increased use...
Connecticut Department of Social Services - June 2015
Key Accomplishments Across Health Services included in this report:
Access to Care
Increased the number of Primary Care Providers (PCPs)...
Oregon Health Authority - June 2015
This report lays out the progress of Oregon’s coordinated care organizations (CCOs) on quality measures in 2014. This is the sixth such report since...
Minnesota Department of Human Resources - June 2015
The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ innovative Medicaid reform initiative, the Integrated Health Partnerships (IHP), delivered a dramatic $61...
The American Journal of Managed Care - June 2015
ABSTRACT
CareMore, a Medicare Advantage insurance plan originating in southern California, provides direct care for its frailest elderly patients...
American Journal of Managed Care - June 2015
ABSTRACT
Objectives: Patients are vulnerable to fragmentation of care when transitioning from in-patient settings to ambulatory care offices....
American Journal of Managed Care - June 2015
Objectives: A core tenet of the patient-centered medical home is improving patient experiences of care, but evidence is limited on the impact of...
JAMA Internal Medicine - June 2015
Importance: Published evaluations of medical home interventions have found limited effects on quality and utilization of care.
Objective: To...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield - June 2015
Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) announced today its Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) under its Enhanced Personal Health Care Program, which targets...
PR Newswire - May 2015
An innovative move to improve access to primary care services for nearly 9,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky employees is paying real dividends. The state...
American Journal of Managed Care - May 2015
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of primary care is being implemented widely, with unclear effects on healthcare...
Cigna - May 2015
Medical practices in Connecticut that participate in the Cigna Collaborative Care initiative are having success improving quality and lowering...
Annals of Family Medicine - May 2015
PURPOSE Comprehensiveness is lauded as 1 of the 5 core virtues of primary care, but its relationship with outcomes is unclear. We measured...
Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island - May 2015
2014 was an incredible year filled with growth, transformation and measurable progress that we are eager to share with our many partners, supporters...
JAMA - May 2015
ABSTRACT
Importance The Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model aims to drive health care organizations to reduce expenditures while...
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - May 2015
Abstract
Purpose: Assess relationships between having a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and health care utilization among low-income children...
NACHC - May 2015
The Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care Practice (IOHPCP) initiative was first mentioned in the background section of this document. IOHPCP...
Cigna - April 2015
Brown & Toland Physicians has produced excellent second-year results in affordability with a market-leading medical cost trend that was 5.4...
Academic Pediatrics - April 2015
Abstract
Background
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is widely promoted as a model to improve the quality of primary care and lead to more...
AAFP News - April 2015
Data show that lower-risk patients who received transitional care support are much less likely to benefit, DuBard noted. "So we have become much...
Government Accountability Office - April 2015
What GAO Found Health care providers and suppliers voluntarily form accountable care organizations (ACO) to provide coordinated care to patients with...
Health Affairs - April 2015
Early evidence suggests that the patient-centered medical home has the potential to improve patient outcomes while reducing the cost of care. However...
Health Affairs - April 2015
As policy makers and others seek to reduce health care cost growth while improving health care quality, one approach gaining momentum is fee-for-...
Health Affairs - April 2015
ABSTRACT
Managing clinically complex populations poses a major challenge for state agencies trying to control health care costs and improve quality...
Anthem, Inc - March 2015
Enhanced Personal Health Care is Anthem's marquee value-based payment initiative and part of a national collection of programs called Blue...
The Diabetes Educator - March 2015
Purpose The purpose of this study is to measure the implementation and effects of a multisite coordinated care approach that delivered diabetes self...
Annals of Family Medicine - March 2015
PURPOSE There is a strong push in the United States to evaluate whether the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model produces desired results. The...
Annals of Family Medicine - March 2015
PURPOSE Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States. Primary care teams can be best suited to improve...
