Primary care has been grasping for a voice in the conversation. It’s silenced in medical schools. It’s ostracized in society. It’s undervalued by the financial powers that be and our system of health care payment. What does primary care WANT to say? What does primary care NEED to say at this historic moment? Primary care needs a voice – it needs your voice. What should the media, the health care system, payers, Congress, medical educators know about the true value of primary care?
You're Invited: Discover the Benefits of Shared Doctors' Visit Notes Attend the OpenNotes Public Meeting or Watch the Live Webcast on October 11OpenNotes, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-supported initiative, will hold a public meeting on October 11, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Check out these health system vital signs: Fewer hospital admissions. Emergency room visits down significantly. Better diabetes control and coronary artery disease management. By combining sophisticated data tracking, reducing payments for hospital admissions resulting in complications, and more intensively managing patients with chronic diseases, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and health providers across the state are seeing results from an initiative launched three years ago.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSPOSITION OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTDATE: September 13, 2012POSITION: PCMH Strategist/Grade P6 (Job #46-12) Center for Quality Department Practice Advancement Division Supervisor: Heather BrungardtHOURS: Monday - Friday, 37.50 hours per week.
NASHP Seeks Applications for Multi-Payer Medical Home Learning Collaborative; No Application Needed for States Chosen for State Innovation Model InitiativeDeadline: October 31A new NASHP learning collaborative supported by The Commonwealth Fund that will provide 18 months of individual and group technical assistance for up to four states seeking to implement a multi-payer medical home initiative. In addition to these four states, NASHP invites states selected for State Innovations Model (SIM) design awards to join in the group technical assistance portion of the learning collaborative.
National Coalition on Aging webinar: How Self-Management Workshops Can Make a Difference for People with Chronic Health ConditionsPlease join us this Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EST as the National Council on Aging explores the impact of chronic disease in our country. Learn what self-management is and how it can help individuals with chronic disease. Discover how the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program can make a difference.
AAAHC wants your input on revised Standards for 2013For 2013, we’re proposing significant changes to the AAAHC Accreditation Handbook and the Medical Home On-site Certification Handbook.We’ve substantially rebuilt our core chapters—those that apply to all ambulatory health care organizations—with an eye toward simplifying language, clarifying intent, and eliminating redundancies.
Medical Homes: High Performance Medical Home Teams Exploring Care Coordination and Transitions of Care in the Patient Centered Health Care Home (PCHCH), Medical Neighborhood and ACO Models WorkshopThursday, October 11, 2012 (2pm - 5pm US/Pacific)San Francisco, CA 94102 Join us for this cutting-edge workshop as we explore the medical home integration of care managers and the medical home teams. This session is specially designed for primary care teams, coaches and case managers to understand the vital role they will play in healthcare reform.
