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10 core measures to evaluate patient-centered medical homes
The Commonwealth Fund identified a core set of standardized measures to evaluate the success of the patient-centered medical home, which looks at utilization and total costs per member per month, including high-risk patients.
Medical home beats P4P in quality improvement
Small, targeted incentive payments aimed at changing physicians' behavior merely "nibble around the edges" of creating better care, according to a recent Canadian study that showed lackluster results
Guest commentary: WellPoint's primary care-centered approach
Lisa Latts
How many of us would choose to feed our family at a multitude of different drive-throughs to meet our individual needs if we had the option of all the care and customization a
CareFirst finds success by tailoring local payment reform
As many insurers make headlines for taking large, overarching steps to revamp the fee-for-service payment system, one health insurer hopes to drive change through the local community by creating the
NCQA approves second vendor for medical home recognition credit
Phytel, which provides cloud-based solutions related to population health management, has made an agreement with the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) that will help its clients achieve
Horizon Exclusive: Payer-provider collaboration is the fix for healthcare
The healthcare world is changing as payers and providers alike begin to recognize that collaboration, quality, and payment reform are central to the goal of improving our healthcare system. Health
Patient-centered medical homes are a long-term investment
The theory that patient-centered medical homes can improve quality and reduce costs may have hit a bump in the road with the results of a new study published in the journal Health Affairs. The study
BCBSNC, UNC hope patient-centered practice reduces costs
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and the UNC Health Care System are developing a new type of medical practice that enables providers to work collaboratively with patients in delivering
Patient-centered care: An idea whose time has come
The seemingly simple idea of a patient-centered medical home (PCMH), which boils down to primary care physicians aggressively managing patient care for all stages of life and coordinating care with
Mercy Medical uses ex-grocery stores to build primary care network
Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore is revamping old grocery stores into community health centers that will serve as patient-centered medical homes under health reform, reports the Baltimore Business
