TransforMED gets $21M grant to improve primary care in Kansas, elsewhere

TransforMED, a Leawood organization that works with physician practices to better coordinate patient care, has received a $21 million grant to redesign primary care in Kansas and 10 other states.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday announced the award to TransforMED, a subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians, which also is based in Leawood.In total, the department awarded 81 grants worth a total of $722 million to projects it said attempted to improve care or delivery and save money.