Long before patient-centered care became a centerpiece of health care reform efforts or a media buzz word, Planetree was defining what it means to be patient-centered. With more than three and a half decades of experience listening to patients and partnering with organizations to design and implement patient-centered approaches to care, the Planetree model provides, in concrete and actionable detail, a pathway for:
Partnering more effectively with patients
Engaging family members to improve quality, drive outcomes and foster continuity
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a webinar to discuss the recently-announced Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 3:30pm EDT
Attendees will receive an overview of the model as well as an opportunity for questions and answers about the model.
Integrating behavioral health doesn’t mean primary care providers can support all the behavioral health services their patients may require. Linkages to specialty mental health and addiction treatment and rehabilitative services will always be necessary. Effective referral relationships are critical for safety-net providers, especially those identified as Patient Centered Medical Homes and providers who adopt screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT).
Individuals thinking about suicide can fall through the cracks of fragmented systems. Primary care physicians can play an important role in assessing and managing suicide risk given that nearly half those who die by suicide are in contact with a primary care physician within one month of their death.
Integrating behavioral health doesn’t mean primary care providers can support all the behavioral health services their patients may require. Linkages to specialty mental health and addiction treatment and rehabilitative services will always be necessary. Effective referral relationships are critical for safety-net providers, especially those identified as Patient-Centered Medical Homes and providers who adopt screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT).
New training material to provide health care professionals with the education necessary to care for people living with multiple chronic conditions is now available online. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education and Training Resources on Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) for the Healthcare Workforce were created by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
New training material to provide health care professionals with the education necessary to care for people living with multiple chronic conditions is now available online. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education and Training Resources on Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) for the Healthcare Workforce were created by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
New training material to provide health care professionals with the education necessary to care for people living with multiple chronic conditions is now available online. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education and Training Resources on Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) for the Healthcare Workforce were created by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Over the past several months the PCPCC has diligently worked to develop a new strategic plan for the organization. Setting the direction for the next three years, our new strategic plan will help us to align and engage our stakeholders proactively, moving forward.
Join us on July 16 for a webinar discussing the PCPCC's new strategic priorities which include: