Research efforts are a critical part of advancing primary care. Whether those efforts are focused on clinical care, healthcare services, or payment reform, the research is essential in furthering the Shared Principles of Primary Care. In addition, the research can help build a base of proven data, showing that improving the quality and patient-centeredness of primary care lead to better health outcomes.
Some of the recent research efforts include, but are not limited to:
Title | Source | Date |
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Aetna medical home already paying off | Healthcare Payer News | June 27, 2014 |
New "medical neighborhoods" could provide better care | Wyoming Tribune | June 29, 2014 |
Horizon savings lower cost of business plans | Press of Atlantic City | July 7, 2014 |
Blue Cross' $65 Billion Move Away From Fee-For-Service Medicine | Forbes | July 9, 2014 |
Model Suggests Power to Bend the Health Spending Curve | The Commonwealth Fund | July 10, 2014 |
New form of U.S. healthcare saves money, improves quality, one insurer finds | Reuters | July 10, 2014 |
Will Health Reform Bring New Role, Respect To Primary Care Physicians? | Kaiser Health News | July 10, 2014 |
Small practices key to CareFirst's medical home success | Modern Healthcare | July 11, 2014 |
Horizon BCBSNJ’s 2013 Study Results Demonstrate Patient-centered Program Improves Patient Care and Lowers Costs | PR Web | July 22, 2014 |
Growth in Blues’ patient-centered medical home program shows statewide transformation of care | Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan | July 24, 2014 |