On the last Thursday of each month, the PCPCC hosts its National Monthly Briefing, a public teleconference where members, partners, and medical home advocates can join the conversation to learn more about trends, innovations, partnerships, and advancements in the medical home sector. The calls often feature a presentation from one or more experts in the primary care and medical home disciplines to discuss any research or best practices the areas of care delivery transformation, payment reform, patient engagement, and employee/purchaser benefit design.
On February 13, 2013 the Patients, Families & Consumers Center held its first Virtual 'Town Hall,' where participants heard directly from Center leaders, Christine Bechtel of National Partnership for Women & Families and Francis Rienzo of Sanofi. The co-chairs discussed proposed strategies and objectives for the coming year, and participants were invited to vote on objectives and potential activities identified by the center. The results are captured in the recording below.
On February 14 2013, the Advocacy & Public Policy Center held its first Virtual 'Town Hall,' where participants heard directly from Center leaders, Shari Erickson of American College of Physicians and Greg Pawlson of Stevens & Lee, about proposed strategies and objectives for the coming year. Participants were able to vote on objectives and potential activities identified by the center and results are captured in the recording.
On February 19, 2013 the Care Delivery & Integration Center held its first Virtual 'Town Hall,' where participants heard directly from Center leaders, Blair Childs of Premier Inc; Ted Epperly of The Family Medicine Residency of Idaho; and Sunnah Kim of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Co-Chairs discussed proposed strategies and objectives for the coming year, and participants were invited to vote on objectives and potential activities identified by the center.
On February 27, 2013 the Employer & Purchaser Engagement Center held its first Virtual 'Town Hall,' where participants heard directly from Center Co-Chair, Becky Brosche of Pfizer. Becky led a discussion about proposed strategies and objectives for the coming year and invited participants to vote on objectives and potential activities identified by the center. The results are captured in the recording below.
On Thursday, February 28th the PCPCC hosted its Monthly National Briefing, which featured two authors from the recent issue of Health Affairs "A New Era of Patient Engagement, " emphasizing the critical role that patients play in achieving true health system transformation. The discussion included two presentations from:
As implementation of the Affordable Care Act continues amidst mounting pressure to improve quality and reduce costs, the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) plays a key foundational role within the larger health care system or ‘medical neighborhood.’ As a result, the health care sector is embracing community-based collaborations to manage population health, coordinate care, and ultimately create an accountable, integrated health care system.
Sponsored by PCPCC's Stakeholder Center for Employer & Purchaser Engagement, this webinar will explore the relationship between specialists and primary care physicians in an accountable, coordinated care environment, including medical homes and Accountable Care Organizations (ACO).
The PCPCC has partnered with the Jefferson School of Population Health as a Sponsor of the Fifth Medical Home Summit on March 13-15, 2013 in Philadelphia.
