May is for eHealth! More Updates from our Stakeholders Centers
This Month from Our Stakeholder Centers May 2013
May is eHealth Month!
Dear Center Leadership and Members:
This month we have been focusing our learning events and programming on eHealth and its role in the patient-centered medical home. We'll be featuring news, resources, and presentations by eHealth experts, to keep you informed about current happenings in the eHealth marketplace.
Read more below to learn about our achievements and activities this month, as well as upcoming learning opportunities, events, and resources!
Sincerely,
Tara Hacker
Director of Programs
Activities and Achievements
eHealth Special Interest Group Launches On May 7th, our eHealth Special Interest Group (SIG) kick-offed activities with their first group call, drawing dozens of participants from across the country and disciplines to exchange knowledge about emerging topics in eHealth. To join future monthly calls (first Tuesdays at Noon ET), please subscribe to the group here.
eHealth Case Study: Maximizing Care Teams and Health IT to Improve Patient Care Another exciting resource that we will be making available in the coming months are various case studies that highlight innovative medical home practices. Our first case study features Union Health Center in New York City, and their efforts to adopt a care team model focused on chronic disease management through the use of patient registries. Read more here.
Join the Conversation: Behavioral Health We recently launched an online chat forum for our Behavioral Health SIG, with plans to move these conversations to our other interest groups in the near future. Check out the group's first forum here, which is on the topic of Oregon's Health Reform Experiment. Join the conversation and share each others comments via Facebook and Twitter. To suggest other topic threads pertaining to Behavioral Health, please email Tara Hacker at thacker@pcpcc.net.
Updateon our Education & Training Database Special thanks to our Task Force leadership and volunteers for helping us collect more than 100 residency and health professionals training models. These submissions are helping us build an online database that will promote collaborative, patient-centered primary care, and inform primary care stakeholders about best practices. Submissions will continue to be accepted. Access form here.
Medical Homes Work with Patients at the Center A recent Health Affairs blog posting by Dr. David Keller discusses his ideas for improving medical home transformation by truly engaging patients and families.
Innovations in Addictions Treatment The Center for Integrated Health Solutions, SAMHSA-HRSA released this report on Addiction Treatment Providers Working with Integrated Primary Care Services.
Public "Town Hall" for our Stakeholder Centers Thursday, June 27, 11AM - Noon ET
Join us for an interactive dialogue on our recently Board-approved Strategic Plan, and a reveal of upcoming Stakeholder Center projects and activities that you voted on back in February!
2013 PCPCC Annual Fall Conference Oct. 13-15th, Bethesda, MD
Community Connections in the Medical Neighborhood: The Future of the Primary Care Medical Home. Early Bird Registration ends August 30, 2013.
Medical Homes: Do They Work?
The Alliance for Health Reform hosted a panel discussion where experts discussed current evidence of patient-centered medical home models, potential cost savings, and future challenges.
Person-Centered Health Care Reform
The Brookings Institution recently released a Congressional framework for health care reform with estimates of $300 billion in federal net savings over the next 10 years.
The University of Michigan's Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) recently released a brief that highlights the alignment of eHealth and V-BID. The brief provides an overview of a 'carrot' and 'stick' model, and its impact on health care quality and costs.
Person-Centered Health Care Reform The Brookings Institution recently released a framework for Congress intended to improve care and slow the growth of health care costs for the nation. This report estimates $300 billion in federal net savings over the next 10 years.
Partner Events
How to Incorporate Best Practices in Family-Centered Care Wednesday, May 29, 1-2PM ET.
Join the Medical Home in Pediatrics for its "How To" Series that will describe family-centered care, and highlight case studies of effective strategies.
Building HIEs to Support ACOs and Medical Homes: Delaware's Experience Wednesday, June 5, 1-2PM ET.
Join the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange for an interactive dialogue about designing Health Information Exchanges that promote accountable care and the patient-centered medical homes.
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