In a patient-level analysis of care at 56 sites in one region of the Veterans Health Administration, researchers reported no association between the widespread implementation of the patient-centered ...

Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare Health Plans has announced it will offer incentives for the use of the patient-centered medical home model in its Georgia Medicaid provider network. WellCare will provide ...

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has grabbed the limelight as a new model of health care that offers an alternative to fragmented, impersonal and wasteful care that has become the norm ...

Data from more than 800 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care clinics revealed that national implementation of a patient-centered medical home model was effective at improving several ...

Veterans Affairs (VA) piloted three new patient-centered medical home (PCMH) models adding new team roles and increasing panel sizes. Implementation revealed that basic structure and processes must be ...

The "Patient-Centered Medical Home," which promises better coordination of care for those with multiple medical conditions, has been touted as a vehicle for improved health, satisfaction, and ...

He said the American College of Physicians advocates that the most effective way to re-align payment incentive to support the PCMH model would be to combine traditional fee-for-service for office ...

More than half of physicians and other industry professionals are participating in nontraditional care delivery models such as accountable care organizations (ACOs) and patient centered medical homes ...

Both the University of Wyoming Family Practice Clinic in Casper and the University of Wyoming Family Medicine Clinic in Cheyenne, in partnership with UW’s longstanding family medicine residency ...

The latest patient-centered medical home study suggests that cost and utilization reductions are noticeable for only the highest-risk patients – a boon for payers. But there are pluses for providers ...

The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) practice capabilities and costs. Complexity science theory was used to develop a theoretical ...

The VHA has been a leader in implementing weight management programs in the outpatient setting. By interviewing PACT teamlet and MOVE! staff, our study identified several system-level and ...