Dr. McGeeney's CEO Report: What's in a name
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"Many practices or centers of care claim to be Patient Centered Medical Homes. Many physicians claim that they are already part of medical homes. Also several pilots around the country are claiming to be medical home pilots when indeed they are chronic disease or pay for performance projects..." � Read Dr. McGeeney's CEO Report » |
FOCUS ON GROUP VISITS
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Group Visits for Diabetes and Other Chronic Diseases
By Edward Shahady, MD
"Group visits are an innovative way to help patients with chronic disease better control their disease. Diabetes is the poster child for chronic disease because it is the most common chronic disease and excellent evidence indicates that improved management reduces the physical, fiscal and psychological burden of the disease."
Click here to read Dr. Shahady's perspective.
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Take a Group Medical Visits Quick Survey
Please participate in this 1-2 minute survey to help Mary Talen, Ed Shahady and Julie Schirmer of STFM understand what helps and hinders group medical visits practice. Click here to open the survey link in a new window or tab.
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Group Medical Appointments Improve Access and Patient Satisfaction
Carondelet Medical Group takes the ideas of "do today's work today" and "open access" very seriously. In hopes that it might improve access for patients as well as increase revenue, Carondelet leadership decided to give group medical appointments a try...Read about how they planned for and implemented group visits.
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A Q & A Conversation with Lauri Morales, MA
Lauri Morales, MA, conducts group visits for Carondelet Medical Group in Tucson, Arizona. She talks candidly about her experience with patients in group settings.
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Join TransforMED thought leaders at these upcoming events
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October 22nd - A TransforMED Learning Collaborative for Practice Improvement presented by TransforMED Vice President for Performance Improvement and Education, Elaine Skoch, in conjunction with the IAFP and the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative. Find out moreDecember 4th - Offered in cooperation with the 2008 Conference on Practice Improvement in Savannah, sponsored by STFM and the AAFP, this pre-conference program provides a face-to-face networking opportunity for practices who want to learn more about the TransforMED patient-centered medical home model and get a "jump start" on the TransforMED process. Find out more |
PERSPECTIVES: Work/Life Balance
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By Ramona Seidel, MD -
Bay Crossing Family Medicine in Annapolis, Maryland
"The essence of the medical profession is
more "WHO I am", than "what I do". Similarly my roles as mother and
wife are part of how I define myself as a person. At the core of the
balance between work and family life is the knowledge that the
monumental tasks required of each, can not be done alone."
Read Dr. Seidel's perspective
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Two New TransforMED Workingpapers
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Mission Possible
Crafting a durable, meaningful mission statement is the first step in your practice's strategic planning process. TransforMED Executive
Director Marly McMillen explores what it takes to set the vision for your practice in this TransforMED workingpaper.
Read this TransforMED workingpaper
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The Key to Implementing Change in Your Practice
Struggling with change is not unique to medical practice; it's a
challenge most organizations face when trying to alter entrenched
patterns or processes. It's estimated that somewhere between 50 percent
to 80 percent of change initiatives in Fortune 1,000 companies fail.
Why?
Read this TransforMED workingpaper
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PCMH News of Note:
Safety Net Medical Home Initiative
The Commonwealth Fund, Qualis Health and the MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation have announced a new initiative to transform 50 primary care safety net clinics into patient-centered medical homes. For more information on the program or to download an application to become a Regional Coordinating Center click here or contact Kathryn Phillips, M.P.H., Project Manager, at 206-364-9700 ext. 2007. Applications are due on Nov 3.
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Did You Know?
TransforMED Model updated to v.2.3
The new TransforMED Patient Centered Medical Home Model version 2.3 is now available for download. This new version integrates the most recent learnings from TransforMED medical home pilot projects, including a new Care Management module. Click here to get the new version of the model
Back issues of the TransforMED newsletter now archived on the Web
All of TransforMED's newsletters are now archived on our Web site. Click here to access the newsletter archive
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