Coordinated Care news and information

Health systems in eight more states have started implementing a “medical neighborhood” demonstration project that is being piloted in 15 communities under a $20.75 million grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
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While the patient-centered medical home practice model continues to gain momentum, widespread adoption is dependent on restructuring payers' reimbursements. More specifically, in order for the model to work financially for medical practices, it's critical that they be paid for their care...
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With a healthcare system on the verge of major transformation, some local independent doctors wonder if they'll survive the change.
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Editor's note: Following is an edited excerpt of the transcript for Modern Healthcare's March 20 editorial webinar, “Patient Satisfaction: Boosting Scores and Improving Quality.” The panelists were Dr. Frank Byrne, president of St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, Wis.; Dr. Seth Glickman,...
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance is gearing up for a March 25 launch of a patient-centered specialty-practice recognition program modeled after its successful patient-centered medical home program.
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The American Medical Group Association's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., began with its top officers congratulating members for the leadership they have shown in helping to transform the healthcare system. And then they called on them to lead some more.
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As healthcare providers scramble to realize the promise of clinically coordinated care, a recent decision from the Federal Trade Commission shows that regulators are giving doctors and hospitals more leeway to set up new models that don't involve sweeping corporate acquisitions.
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Lifespan Corp. and insurer UnitedHealthcare will launch an “accountable coordinated-care organization” in Rhode Island on July 1.
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Dr. Terry McGeeney, the founding president and CEO of TransforMED, the American Academy of Family Physicians' medical home consulting subsidiary, has stepped down from his post. Dr. Bruce Bagley, AAFP director for quality improvement, has been appointed interim president and CEO.
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A recent analysis of studies conducted on the patient-centered medical home practice model included criticism that most of the research focused on older adults, and few studies looked at pediatric populations.
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