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May 1, 2009 | Report
In analyzing national claims data, the PROMETHEUS Payment developers found that a significant percentage of total cost of care spent today on six chronic diseases is attributable to "Potentially Avoidable Complications."
February 1, 2009 | Report
This primer published by the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) urges major reforms in the way Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance plans pay primary care physicians.
January 7, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
In 2008, six RWJF Clinical Scholars at Yale University set out to improve health care in New Haven, Connecticut. They envisioned a coordinated system of physicians, hospitals and community organizations working together to provide donated specialty ...
February 17, 2009 | Journal Article
Policy-makers and insurers are searching for strategies to improve care coordination and reinvigorate primary care as a critical component of reforming the U.S. health care system.
July 1, 2009 | Story
The Ohio Family Physician profiles the Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot and Co-pilot project in the Summer 2010 issue.
January 7, 2009 | Story
While there is slow adoption of the patient-centered-medical home (PCMH), the largest of the large medical groups have the most comprehensive PCMH infrastructures.
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Safety-net organizations, which provide health services to uninsured and low-income people, increasingly are looking for ways to coordinate services among providers to improve access to quality of care and to reduce costs. In this analysis, a part o ...
September 14, 2010 | Issue Brief
Patient-centered medical homes are regarded as a promising approach to delivering higher-quality, more cost-effective primary care, but more research is needed before widespread adoption of the model.
February 7, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
In late January, the nation’s second-largest health insurer announced a new initiative designed to improve care and reduce costs by raising reimbursements for primary care. WellPoint will provide additional revenue to primary care providers for “non ...
January 23, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine finds that some of the key characteristics of medical homes promote stronger morale and job satisfaction among providers and staff at community health centers. In a survey of more than 600 employees a ...