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The Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Primer
July 3, 2012
The main components of the PCMH and how they’ve been implemented in real practice
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Should Hospitalists Be Concerned about the PCHM Model?
July 3, 2012
If the "patient-centered medical home" model does what it intends to do fewer people will likely be hospitalized.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) appears to reduce hospitalizations, but AHRQ says good evidence still lacking
July 2, 2012
Researchers estimate that it could take 10 years to get reliable results
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: HM Chief Discusses Hospitalist Role in Patient-Centered Medical Home
July 2, 2012
Kevin Eichhorn, MD, hospital medicine chief at Dean Health System in Wisconsin, discusses the hospitalist’s role in the patient-centered medical home model
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SPECIAL REPORT: Greg Maynard Tells Feds Health IT Has Yet to Deliver Quality Improvement
June 20, 2012
Dr. Maynard testified June 7 before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' HIT Policy and Standards Committees on Clinical Quality
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Early Returns: ACOs Improve Management of Patient Populations, Offer Short-Term Savings
June 12, 2012
Opportunities to be more efficient are largely under care of hospitalists, ACO director says
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Report: EHR Implementation Associated with Quality
May 29, 2012
New technologies, however, must be designed alongside metrics of patient safety, quality of care
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Policy Corner: An Inside Look at the Most Pressing Policy Issues
December 21, 2011
IOM report highlights health IT promise and problems
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IOM Report Outlines Health IT Concerns
December 21, 2011
The Institute of Medicine identifies potential harm that could stem from a digital healthcare system
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HM’s Role in Helping Hospitals Profit
December 21, 2011
Hospitalists can be at the forefront of the changes needed to reduce costs and improve profitability