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Medical Home Compilation: Profiles on Pilots and Projects
Medical Home Compilation Profiles on Pilots and Projects Author:Dr. James Barr, Dawn Bazarko, Roberta Burgess, Dr. Lonnie Fuller, Anne Hernandez, Elizabeth Reardon, Dr. George Rust The Medical Home Compilation is a comprehensive three-volume set illustrating how medical home projects and pilots are being used to improve primary care access and use. You'll get case studies on programs from APS Healthcare, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Community Care of North Carolina, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the P... more »ennsylvania Medicaid Access Program and United Healthcare. Vol. I: The Medical Home: Pathway to Patient-Centric Primary Care, addresses the value and challenges of medical homes from the viewpoints of organizations already trying to establish medical homes for their populations. Covered in this 40-page special report are funding and implementation hurdles, successful methods for identifying members and redesigning office practices to move toward an advanced medical home model. Vol II: Framing the Medical Home Model of Care: Blueprint from Early Adopters In the face of a primary care crisis, Framing the Medical Home Model of Care: Blueprint from Early Adopters chronicles the provider and payor experiences on the road to establishing medical homes for their respective populations. This 45-page resource describes the skills, technology, cultural change and financial incentives necessary to transform a physician practice into a medical home. It also presents a game plan for health plans that are ready to embrace and reimburse this model of care. Vol. III: Case Studies from Diabetes Medical Home Pilots: Key Processes, Tools, Metrics and Outcomes As the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model moves from blueprint to implementation, there is some debate over its ability to deliver quality care and coordination while reducing healthcare cost and utilization. Overburdened physicians are also unsure how to meet the PCMH's time and technology demands under current reimbursement formulas. While the conversation continues, results from recently completed medical home pilots show promise for patients with diabetes as well as lower costs for those who treat and insure these patients. Case Studies from Diabetes Medical Home Pilots: Key Processes, Tools, Metrics and Outcomes offers a detailed look at two physician-health plan partnerships in diabetes disease management a care coordination pilot for New Jersey state employees with diabetes and a hands-on case manager-driven initiative for Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes in North Carolina.« less