You are looking at an archived version of our site. Please visit thepcc.org for a fresh, new experience!

Week in Review: Welcome to the Medical Neighborhood
Welcome to the Medical Neighborhood
Thursday, March 21st
 
Dear Members and Friends:
 
Thanks to so many of you that were able to join us at the National Medical Home Summit in Philadelphia last week! The conference was just one example of how the medical home conversation is evolving to reflect its foundational role in establishing accountable, integrated systems of care. As we all know, the key features of a medical home make it possible to coordinate care across the provider continuum, manage patient populations effectively, improve the patient, family, and caregiver experience, and encourages deeper connections with community organizations and other social supports.

We look forward to highlighting this topic at our Annual Fall Conference on October 13-15th: Community Connections in the Medical Neighborhood: The Future of the Primary Care Medical Home. The conference agenda includes a range of presentations from thought leaders about the influential role of the medical neighborhood in driving health system transformation.

And be sure to dial in next Thursday, March 28th at 11AM ET for our National Monthly Briefing, where Michael P. Jeremiah, MD will discuss the Carilion Clinic's experience with medical home transformation and how it prepared them to be an ACO. 

We look forward to catching up next week!

Sincerely,


Marci Nielsen, PhD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer 
 
Changing the Way Medicare Pays for Care Could Save $1.3 Trillion
In a new issue brief and infographic from The Commonwealth Fund, Paying for Value, experts propose a set of policies to replace Medicare’s SGR formula with a payment system that would reduce health spending by $1.3 trillion over 10 years, offering substantial savings for state and local governments, private employers, and households. The strategies include strengthening primary care, and offering rewards and incentives for care innovations and effective use of resources.
 
PCPCC Fall Conference 2013
October 13-15, 2013
 
 
Our Fall Conference will focus on the medical home's key role within the larger health care system or 'medical neighborhood,' including behavioral health, specialty care, acute and post-acute care, public health, and community and social supports.

We look forward to gathering thought leaders and experts from across the health care sector to discuss challenges, opportunities, and collaborative strategies to create accountable, integrated systems of care.

Register now!
 
Stakeholder Center
March Monthly Update
 
 
Facebook
Twitter
Website
 
Patient Perspective: Patient-Centered Care and Mental Health
 
 
"Person-centered care is not a magic wand that makes all the pain of mental illness and trauma go away, but it is the foundation upon which a life of dignity can be built or restored... Being seen as a whole person can be restorative." 
-- Ashley R. Clayton

A new Health Affairs article features a narrative from a community psychiatry researcher, and her experience receiving person-centered care for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. The article is a thoughtful and revealing piece that emphasizes the patient's perspective, and how being treated as a whole-person can have a profound impact on health outcomes.

Read full article.
Tracking the Medicare Debate:
A Summary of Proposals and Recommendations
A new brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicare and the Federal Budget: Comparison of Medicare Provisions, provides a comparison of the four major budget and deficit reduction plans, and descriptions of additional Medicare proposals recently put forward by Congressional members and influential policy groups. The side-by-side comparison includes:
  • Chairman Murray’s FY2014 Proposal
  • Chairman Ryan’s FY 2014 Proposal
  • President Obama’s FY2013 Budget
  • Simpson-Bowles Proposal from Dec. 2010
 
Medical Home Happenings
News from Around the Country
Match Day Results: More Primary Care Docs USA Today, 3/18. More U.S. medical school seniors are committing to primary care residencies.

Insuring Your Health: Group Appointments With Doctors: When Three Isn't A Crowd Kaiser Health News, 3/18. Advocates of group appointments say visits allow doctors to treat more patients, spend more time with them, and improve health outcomes.

Lawmakers push bill on primary care doctor shortage Washington Times, 3/18. Five members of Congress reintroduced a bill on Monday to increase the number of Medicare-supported hospital residency positions by 15,000 over 5 years.

Marine centered medical home opens new doors for patient care DVIDS, 3/18. Highlights medical home program at the French Creek Medical Clinic aboard Camp Lejune, NC.

Review: Is a patient-centered system the solution to health care insurance reform? Post and Courier, 3/17. Includes an editorial about the impact of patient-centered care.
Copyright © 2013 Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative

unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences
Go to top