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ACP Articles
Moving Toward Patient-Centered Care was published in ACP Internist in February 2010. It is a brief look at defining a Patient Centered Medical Home and its key features.
Regents Hear Two Sides of Applying Medical Home Concept Published in 2009 in the ACP Internist, this article captures a debate between Bruce H. Hamory, FACP, and Richard J. Baron, FACP over whether the PCMH is best suited to large medical groups or works just as well in small practices.
Patients Find Medical Home in Pennsylvania: Pilot Project Shows Possible Future of Primary Care. Published in April 2009 in ACP Internist, this article interviews a practice in Pennsylvania that was one of 32 internal medicine and family practices to become a PCMH under former Governor Ed Rendell’s Chronic Care Commission.
Center for Practice Improvement & Innovation's (CPII) Two Year Study of 34 PCMHs
In an attempt to unveil common problems for small practices and offer solutions, ACP's CPII visited 34 practices across the U.S. over a two-year period. Members of the center's three-person team assessed each practice on a variety of factors, such as scheduling, work flow, documentation and safety. They offered individual recommendations and resources for improvement, then returned to the practices a year later to measure results.
In a series of six articles (January 2008 to June 2008), ACP Internist explores the issues the team encountered during its visits, the advice given, and how the practices responded.
- Staffing Can Make or Break a Small Practice
- Investing in EHRs Pays Off in Paperless Perks
- The Front Office Bottleneck: Schedules, Phone, and Refills
- Managing Risk: A Little Attention Equals a Lot of Preventio
- In Office Lab Tests Augment Patient Self-Education Efforts
- Improving Access Tops List of Small Office Tips: Tackle practice improvements one at a time and make sure someone is in charge of tracking progress
Reports
A series of reports issued by the Center for Studying Health System Change, The Commonwealth Fund, and the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaboration.
Center for Studying Health System Change
Electronic Medical Records and Communication with Patients and Other Clinicians: Are We Talking Less? O'Malley AS et al. Issue Brief No. 131. April 2010
Coordination of Care by Primary Care Practices: Strategies, Lessons and Implications. O'Malley AS et al. Research Brief No. 12. April 2009.
Making Medical Homes Work: Moving from Concept to Practice. Ginsburg PB et al. Policy Perspective No. 1. December 2008
The Commonwealth Fund
Health Reform and You - Better Care at Lower Cost: Is It Possible?. Prepared by: Naomi Freundlich and staff of The Commonwealth Fund.
Guiding Transformation: How Medical Practices Can Become Patient-Centered Medical Homes. Edward H. Wagner, M.D., M.P.H., Katie Coleman, M.S.P.H., Robert J. Reid, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Kathryn Phillips, M.P.H., and Jonathan R. Sugarman, M.D., M.P.H. February 27, 2012.
The Changes Involved in Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation. Edward H. Wagner, M.D., M.P.H., Katie Coleman, M.S.P.H., Robert J. Reid, M.D., Ph.D., Kathryn Phillips, M.P.H., Melinda K. Abrams, M.S., and Jonathan R. Sugarman, M.D., M.P.H. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, June 2012 39(2):241-59.
Health Reform and You - Primary Care: Our First Line of Defense. Prepared by: Naomi Freundlich and staff of The Commonwealth Fund. Photo Credits: Susie Fitzhugh (cover) and Martin Dixon (p. 11)
Journal Abstracts
A series of journal abstracts from a variety of sources on key components of the Patient Centered Medical Care model.
2010
Health Affairs, May 2010
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From the Editor-in-Chief
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Reinventing Primary Care: A Task That Is Far 'Too Important To Fail'. Dentzer, S. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):757.
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History and Background
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Reflections On The Past And Future Of Primary Care. Howell JD. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5): 760-765.
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Primary Care: A Critical Review Of The Evidence On Quality And Costs Of Health Care. Friedberg MW, Hussey PS, and Schneider EC. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):766-772.
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Practice Redesign And The Patient-Centered Medical Home: History, Promises, And Challenges. Kilo CM and Wasson JH. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):773-778.
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Transforming Primary Care: From Past Practice To The Practice Of The Future. Margolius D and Bodenheimer T. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):779-784.
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A Martian's Prescription For Primary Care: Overhaul The Physician's Workday. Casalino LP. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):785-790.
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Urgency of Problem
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The Multi-Stakeholder Movement For Primary Care Renewal And Reform. Grundy P et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):791-798.
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Primary Care: Current Problems And Proposed Solutions. Bodenheimer T and Pham HH. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):799-805.
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Primary Care And Why It Matters For U.S. Health System Reform. Phillips, Jr. RL and Bazemore AW. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):806-810.
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The Urgency Of Preparing Primary Care Physicians To Care For Older People With Chronic Illnesses. Boult C et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):811-818.
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Medical Homes: A Solution?
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Driving Quality Gains And Cost Savings Through Adoption Of Medical Homes. Fields D, Leshen E, and Patel K. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):819-826.
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Prospects For Rebuilding Primary Care Using The Patient-Centered Medical Home. Landon BE. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):827-834.
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The Group Health Medical Home At Year Two: Cost Savings, Higher Patient Satisfaction, And Less Burnout For Providers. Reid RJ et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):835-843.
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Group Health's Move To The Medical Home: For Doctors, It's Often A Hard Journey. Meyer H. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):844-851.
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Structuring Payment For Medical Homes. Merrell K and Berenson RA. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):852-858.
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Current Yardsticks May Be Inadequate For Measuring Quality Improvements From The Medical Home. Holmboe ES. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):859-866.
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Specialty Care Medical Homes For People With Severe, Persistent Mental Disorders. Alakeson V, Frank RG, and Katz RE. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):867-873.
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Workforce and Teams
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How Teams Work-Or Don't-In Primary Care: A Field Study On Internal Medicine Practices. Chesluk BJ and Holmboe ES. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):874-879.
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The Role Of Nurse Practitioners In Reinventing Primary Care. Naylor MD and Kurtzman ET. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):893-899.
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Unleashing Nurse Practitioners' Potential To Deliver Primary Care And Lead Teams. Pohl JM et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):900-905.
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Why Pharmacists Belong In The Medical Home. Smith M et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):906-913.
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Patients' Perspectives
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If You Build It, Will They Come? Designing Truly Patient-Centered Health Care. Bechtel C and Ness DL. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):914-920.
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Measuring Patient Experience As A Strategy For Improving Primary Care. Browne K et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):921-925.
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Payment and Incomes
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Paying For Performance In Primary Care: Potential Impact On Practices And Disparities. Friedberg MW et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):926-932.
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Can We Close The Income And Wealth Gap Between Specialists And Primary Care Physicians? Vaughn BT et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):933-940.
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Rhode Island's Novel Experiment To Rebuild Primary Care From The Insurance Side. Koller CF, Brennan TA, and Bailit MH. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):941-947.
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Physician Payment Reform: Principles That Should Shape It. Lesser CS, Fineberg HV, and Cassel CK. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):948-952.
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Practice Profiles
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The Struggle To Support Patients' Efforts To Change Their Unhealthy Behavior. Baron RJ and Desnouee E. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):953-955.
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Community Collaboration To Improve Care And Reduce Health Disparities. Cook J et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):956-958.
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A Direct Primary Care Medical Home: The Qliance Experience. Wu WN et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):959-962.
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Transforming The Role Of Medical Assistants In Chronic Disease Management. Nelson K et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):963-965.
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'Core Teams': Nurse-Physician Partnerships Provide Patient-Centered Care At An Iowa Practice. Sinsky CA et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):966-968.
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A Safety-Net System Gains Efficiencies Through 'eReferrals' To Specialists. Chen AH et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):969-971.
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Chicago: Using Evidence-Based Rules To Make Smarter Referrals. Fischer BS et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):972-975.
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An Employer-Directed Health Plan That Seeks To Reenergize Primary Care. Zastrow R, Van Gilder T, and Quadracci LJ. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):976-978.
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Form Follows Function: A Redesigned Pediatric Office. Okie S. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):979-981.
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New Models and Innovations
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A National Strategy To Put Accountable Care Into Practice. McClellan M et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):982-990.
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Higher Health Care Quality And Bigger Savings Found At Large Multispecialty Medical Groups. Weeks WB et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):991-997.
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The Growth Of Retail Clinics And The Medical Home: Two Trends In Concert Or In Conflict? Pollack CD, Gidengil C, and Mehrotra A. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):998-1003.
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How To Forge A High-Tech Marriage Between Primary Care And Population Health. Lawrence DM. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):1004-1009.
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Education and Training
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Managing The New Primary Care: The New Skills That Will Be Needed. Bohmer RMJ. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):1010-1014.
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The Challenges Of Primary Care And Innovative Responses In Osteopathic Education. Shannon SC et al. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):1015-1022.
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Lessons from Abroad
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Lessons From Major Initiatives To Improve Primary Care In The United Kingdom. Doran T and Roland M. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):1023-1029.
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Reinventing Primary Care: Lessons From Canada For The United States. Starfield B. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(5):1030-1036.
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The Future of Health Information Technology in the Patient-Centered Medical Home. Bates DW, Bitton A. Health Affairs. 2010; 29:614-621.
Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Preventive Services Delivery. Ferrante JM, et al. Annals of Family Medicine. 2010; 8:108-116.
Lessons That Patient-Centered Medical Homes Can Learn From the Mistakes of HMOs. Mirabito AM, Berry LL. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2010; 152:182-185.
Patient-Centered Medical Homes in Ontario. Rosser W, et al. New England Journal of Medicine. Published on January 6, 2010, at NEJM.org.
2009
The Medical Home: Is it a Blind Men and Elephant Tale? Solberg L, Van Royen P. Family Practice. 2009; 26:425-427.
Patient-Centered Medical Home Demonstration: A Prospective, Quasi-Experimental, Before and After Evaluation. Reid RJ, et al. The American Journal of Managed Care. 2009: 15(9):71-87.
Improved Outcomes Associated with Medical Home Implementation in Pediatric Primary Care. Cooley, WC. Pediatrics. 2009: 124(1):358-364.
Illinois Medical Home Project: Pilot Intervention and Evaluation. Rankin KM, et al. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2009: 24(4):302-309.
Initial Lessons from the First National Demonstration Project on Practice Transformation to a Patient-Centered Medical Home. Nutting PA, et al. Annals of Family Medicine. 2009; 7:254-260.
Learning from Alma Ata: The Medical Home and Comprehensive Primary Health Care. Gottlieb LM. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2009; 22:242-246.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home: Will It Stand the Test of Health Reform? Rittenhouse DR, Shortell SM. JAMA. 2009; 301:2038-2040.
Transitions of Care Consensus Policy Statement American College of Physicians-Society of General Internal Medicine-Society of Hospital Medicine-American Geriatrics Society-American College of Emergency Physicians-Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. Snow V, et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Published online: April 3, 2009.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Nephrology. DuBose TD, et al. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009; 20:681-682.
Future Vision: Is Family Medicine Ready for Patient-directed Care? Scherger JE. Family Medicine. 2009; 41:285-288.
Patient-Physician Connectedness and Quality of Primary Care. Atlas SJ, et al. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009; 150:325-335.
Primary Care Physicians' Links to Other Physicians Through Medicare Patients: The Scope of Care Coordination. Pham HH, et al. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009; 150:236-242.
Building the Case for the Patient-Centered Medical Home. Backer LA. Family Practice Management. 2009; 16:14-18.
Achieving a Patient-centered Medical Home as Determined by the NCQA-at What Cost, and to What Purpose? Kuzel AJ. Annals of Family Medicine. 2009; 7:85-86.