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AHIP “Adopts” Medical Home Principles: Huh?
On the surface, you might think that a press release issued by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) adopting principles for a patient centered medical home (PCMH) would advance the cause.
But, look further…
The principles endorsed by AHIP only vaguely resemble the Joint Principles of the PCMH endorsed by 4 major primary care physician groups . These groups represent over 300,000 physicians. (See below for a summary listings of AHIP and physicians’ principles supporting the PCMH).
Why?
Why didn’t AHIP didn’t just endorse the […]
Dr. Sidorov Serves Up the Latest Cornucopia of Health Wonk Blogging Cuisine
Dr. Jaan Sidorov serves up a cornucopia of blogging delicacies in the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review at Disease Management Care Blog. Sample the fare!
Goldilocks: “Markle’s Framework for Networked Personal Health Information is Just Right”
By Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. Like most Americans, Goldilocks had concerns about achieving just the right amount of data liquidity for her personal health information (PHI).
Until today Goldilocks felt between a rock and a hard place:
"I want my PHI to be appropriately liquid — just the right viscosity. My PHI should be viscous enough to flow to my trusted […]
Untangling the Electronic Health Data Exchange
by David C. Kibbe MD, MBA
The purpose of this post is to help a non-technical audience untangle some of the confusion regarding health data exchange standards, and particularly come to a better understanding of the similarities and differences between the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard and the CDA Continuity of Care Document (CCD). But what I’m most interested in is getting beyond the technical, political, or economic positions and interests of the proponents of any particular standard to arrive […]
Washington Edition of the Health Wonk Review…
….is posted at the Health Affairs blog. Jane Hiebert-White does a great job with a focus on current public policy issues.
(Apologies to any chimps offended by the comparison).
Grands Rounds is up at Happy Hospitalist blog
Grand Rounds — a weekly medical blog carnival — is now posted at the Happy Hospitalist. Dr. Happy brings home the bacon!
Cerner Disses Google Health. Surprised?
Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA
We’re not.
From the Kansas City Business Journal :
Google Inc. has approached Cerner Corp. about a partnership, but Cerner officials don’t sound eager to entangle themselves with the Web-search Goliath.
That’s because […]
Latest Edition of the Health Wonk Review at InsureBlog
The latest edition of the Health Wonk Review has been posted at InsureBlog…it’s straightforward, concise, no schtick. Thanks to Hank Stern!
Extra: Will $87 Per Hour Rescue Primary Care?
Since the AMA has issued some “real” numbers relating to the RUC’s recommendations for valuing the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), I’ve added a fourth part to this series.
The June 2 issue of American Medical News provides payment scenarios for a medical home:
The Medical Home: Pull the RUC Out
This third and final post in the series addresses questions about the future of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCHM):
What’s problematic about using the RUC methodology with the PCMH?
What’s the optimal level for a PCMH care management fee?
Should primary care leaders pull the RUC out? How?
What’s Problematic About Using the RUC Methodology with the PCMH?
There are at least two reasons for not having the RUC methodology seen anywhere in the same county country as the PCMH. First, the RUC methodology doesn’t […]