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Then and Now
 "As the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and practice transformation
world continues to evolve so quickly, it is worth the time to step back
and reflect on how much things have changed since the days of the National Demonstration Project
(NDP). I recently came across the origial "bubble document" describing
the NDP's "new model of care" and was struck by how much it has evolved
over the years..."
Read Dr. McGeeney's CEO Report
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TransforMED's Delta-Exchange Teams with Group Practice Forum to Present Free Webinar Series on Diabetes Population Management
 Beginning in June, TransforMED and GPF will launch a three-part webinar series titled "The Patient Journey: Aiming for Excellence in Diabetes Care." The 60-to 90-minute, live and interactive webinars will be hosted on TransforMED's professional online learning community for primary care, Delta-Exchange. Click here to read the press release
The series is free of charge to members and non-members of Delta-Exchange, however, advance registration is required. The Patient Journey Program was developed by Group Practice Forum through the support of sanofi-aventis U.S.
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NEW!
The Small Practice Package
- Improvements in overall quality of care, especially chronic diseases
- Improvements in access resulting in reductions in ER visits, inpatient visits and hospitalizations
- Improvements in patient satisfaction and perceived quality of care
- Improvements to the practice work environment
"The majority of AAFP members work in solo or small practices with two, three or four docs," said Dr. Terry McGeeney, TransforMED CEO. "In our work during the past several years, TransforMED has seen these small practices struggle. We're delighted to be able to offer these hard-working physicians practice tools that will improve their clinical outcomes, achieve cost savings and, for many, put the joy back into practicing medicine."
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AS WE SEE IT: VOICES FROM THE
AAFP - GUEST OPINION
For Practices Large and
Small, Here's Good News About the Patient-Centered Medical Home
by Terry McGeeney,
MD, MBA TransforMED President & CEO
"TransforMED has worked with more than 500 primary care practices
nationwide in their efforts to adopt the TransforMED PCMH model of
care," said Terry McGeeney, M.D., MBA, president and CEO of TransforMED.
"Our experience has shown that small, independent practices with fewer
decision makers are more nimble and actually have an easier time
transforming to medical homes than larger practices in integrated
systems."
Read the Guest Opinion at AAFP News Now
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The new Delta-Exchange is here | Delta-Exchange is TransforMED's collaborative social networking site dedicated to helping primary care practices understand and implement the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model-of-care. Delta-Exchange offers access to immediately useful PCMH "best practices" and the opportunity to collaborate, discuss issues and ask questions of both TransforMED expert facilitators and practice leaders who've "been there".
For $30 a month per user, you can connect with medical practice transformation experts, thought leaders, and practices much like yours who are also working to make patient-centered medical home changes. Learn from experts and each other - keep up your spirits and your momentum
Connect with Delta-Exchange
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Patient Panel Highlights Priority Health Learning Collaborative |  Patients shared experiences and provided specific examples of the changes they've noticed since practice transformation began.
"I found the patient panel discussion very enlightening and I found it interesting that patients from such a variety of practices all found things they liked about the 'new PCMH approach,'" said Mark Stid, M.D. of LHP-South Washington Family Medicine.
"Most surprising and gratifying was hearing from the patient panelists that most of them had indeed seen improvements over the last year as their doctors' offices transformed to medical homes. Sometimes we are too close to the problems and solutions to see any significant changes, so it was nice to hear there has been progress." Read the story
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| UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR | | Thinking about selling your practice to a hospital? |  | Physicians are being targeted more and more everyday by hospitals to sell their business and physicians should think about the business, professional and personal implications before doing so.
Attend this webinar on June 24th at 1:00 p.m. Central to learn more about the opportunities and challenges associated with selling your practice to a hospital.
Speakers: Terry McGeeney, President and CEO of TransforMED, and Jeffrey O. Ellis, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP. Find out more
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| RECENT PCMH PUBLICATIONS FROM TRANSFORMED | | Is the PCMH Model Right for My Practice? |  | Determining the scope of change for a practice before implementing the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model is a challenge for physicians and practice leaders. This workbook provides a review of the key elements-including leadership, teamwork, communication, and change planning-that will impact a practice whose leaders are considering the PCMH model. Practice leaders can use the information and planning tools in this workbook to prepare the practice for change.
Click here to buy the book | Fast Facts for the Medical Office Nurse
|  | This newest addition to the Fast Facts series provides a concise and detailed introduction to the medical office as well as tips for maximizing the nurse's role. Students and nurses new to the field will find the information contained in this short volume essential, as they start an exciting career as a medical office nurse. Using the abridged Fast Facts style, the book examines important topics such as the relationship with the physician, salary, reimbursement, administering medication, and the medical home.
Click here to buy the book | | The New Healthcare Supervisor's Guide - The secrets to success |  | Have you recently been promoted into a supervisory or managerial role? Do you find it difficult to give orders to those who were your peers and are now your subordinates?
Or have you recently promoted someone into a position of authority and want to give them a hand up? If you're seeking to maintain relationships, manage your to-do list, and mentor your new team -- this book is for you!
Click here to buy the book |
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| TransforMED governance and staff update |  Marcia Nielsen, PhD, MPH, joined the TransforMED Board of Managers effective June 1st. She replaced Jeff Gruen, MD, MBA.
More |  |  Allan Goroll, MD, MACP, joins the TransforMED team of practice transformation experts. He specializes in health care reform, with an emphasis on PCMH payment reform.
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what's new at TransforMED
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Small and solo practices can
achieve measurable results by transforming into PCMHs. We have seen that
small practices in our programs can expect. Interested? 