Guest guest Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Jama article today about The patient centered medical home movement - why nowGood stuffBasically I take this as 2 folks form Group Health in Washington touting their own stuff- rightfully so It is IMP stuff! They report that by reducing panels size, increasing the length of visits, and building care around a care based relationship with increases in phone and email follow up doing previsit chart reviews etc they were able to improve the patient experience of care , clinical work experience as well, and they had fewer er visits and urgent care visits(lower costs which made up for the longer visits) DUH! They are clear that for such a model to be broadly successful someone must " rethink reimbursmetn as well as adress resouce use " DUh These guys are honorary IMPS. NOw how do we get anyone else to listen especially those folks who might " redesign reimbursment " PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful what you say!)Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is more urgent . MD ph fax impcenter.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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