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Recent Posts
Amanda Berra on January 19, 2011 |
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Topics: Medical Home, Physician Issues, Telemedicine, Information Technology, Practice Transformation
A key tenet of most medical home models is shifting a significant share of patient encounters to non-face-to-face interactions such as e-mail or phone. For example, high-profile medical home Group Health, in Seattle, WA, has set a goal that 30% of patient encounters be converted to telephone or patient portal.
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What share of PCMH encounters are non-face-to-face?
on July 6, 2010 |
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Topics: Medical Home, Physician Issues, Electronic Medical Records Strategy, Information Technology, Medical Home IT
As hospitals and health systems explore the possibility of building a medical home model (or just transforming quality of care among aligned primary care practices), one major consideration is the type and level of investments needed up front -- especially when it comes to EMRs. Certainly, NCQA Tier 2 and Tier 3 Medical Home certification requires EMRs. But certification aside, are EMRs really necessary for meeting standard medical home goals, such as team-based care, enhanced patient access, patient education, chronic care management, and compliance with evidence-based preventive measures?
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Building the Medical Home: Is a Practice EMR a Priority?
