Guide provides supporting research, action steps, contracting language and sample RFI language for employers/purchasers

Washington, DC July 16, 2008 Today the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), a coalition representing the country's national business leaders, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care physicians and other health care stakeholders, released its Purchaser Guide to the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The Purchaser Guide is a handbook for understanding the medical home model and taking action to advance its implementation.

The PCPCC is organized and financed to provide better outcomes for patients, more efficient payment to physicians and better value, accountability and transparency to purchasers and consumers. Studies of the PCMH model show that it improves patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. It also lowers health care costs by improving care coordination and communication between primary care physicians and their patients.

Eight state Medicaid teams selected to meet in Washington, D.C.  for summit to advance Patient Centered Medical Home model
July 24-25 Medical Home Summit joint initiative of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative and National Academy for State Health Policy

 

 

WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has named John Agwunobi, MD, senior vice president and president of health and wellness for Wal- Mart, and David Nace, MD, vice president and chief medical officer at McKesson Health Solutions as co-chairman of its Center for eHealth Information Adoption and Exchange.

13 specialty health care organizations endorse joint principles of PCMH

Announcement made at meeting of Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative

More than a dozen specialty health care organizations today joined the four major primary care physicians’ professional groups to endorse the seven-point Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).

Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative releases new guidelines for health care purchasers
Framework includes sample RFI language, advantages of buying care that reflects patient centered medical home concept

Although Under Threat, Primary Care is a Promising Health Solution for America’s Employers According to article in Health Affairs

GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY CARE SAVES TAXPAYERS $231 MILLION
Program Wins Top Harvard Government Innovations Award

RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Community Care of North Carolina saved North
Carolina taxpayers more than $231 million dollars in state fiscal years 2005 and 2006. That news
comes as Harvard University announced the program is one of seven winners of this year’s Innovations

Blue Cross And Blue Shield Companies Join
Primary Care Physician Groups, National Employers And Consumer Groups
To Explore New Approach To Patient Care

Health Care Leaders to Use New National Criteria for Patient-Centered Medical Home
Employers, physicians, policymakers adopt NCQA attributes for
primary care medical practices to improve health care