He said the American College of Physicians advocates that the most effective way to re-align payment incentive to support the PCMH model would be to combine traditional fee-for-service for office ...

In a patient-level analysis of care at 56 sites in one region of the Veterans Health Administration, researchers reported no association between the widespread implementation of the patient-centered ...

Data from more than 800 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care clinics revealed that national implementation of a patient-centered medical home model was effective at improving several ...

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has grabbed the limelight as a new model of health care that offers an alternative to fragmented, impersonal and wasteful care that has become the norm ...

Veterans Affairs (VA) piloted three new patient-centered medical home (PCMH) models adding new team roles and increasing panel sizes. Implementation revealed that basic structure and processes must be ...

It's being touted by leading medical organizations as a solution to rising health care costs and the shortage of primary care physicians. And it's working its way into North Dakota. Innovis Health is ...

Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare Health Plans has announced it will offer incentives for the use of the patient-centered medical home model in its Georgia Medicaid provider network. WellCare will provide ...

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model emphasizes comprehensive, coordinated, patient-centered care, with the goals of reducing spending and improving quality. To evaluate the impact of PCMH ...

Last week, Diana Manos, Senior Editor at Healthcare IT News, reported on the importance of patient-centered medical homes. She covered the annual National Health IT and Delivery System Transformation ...

The "Patient-Centered Medical Home," which promises better coordination of care for those with multiple medical conditions, has been touted as a vehicle for improved health, satisfaction, and ...

March 19, 2010 — Employing a "medical home" care approach for chronically ill children can reduce emergency department (ED) visits by more than half, according to a study published online March 11 by ...