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| The Patient-Centered Medical Home and the Accountable Care Organization |  |
 "...Accountable Care absolutely must be about improving and maintaining the health of a population of patients and not just controlling costs. It must be about proactive and preventative care and not reactive care. It must be about outcomes and not volume or processes. It must be about leveraging the value of primary care and the elements of the Patient-Centered Medical Home..."
Click here to read Dr. McGeeney's CEO Report.
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The Small Practice Package
 The Small Practice Package is designed -- and priced -- exclusively for small practices with 1-4 providers, because small practices' flexibility and adaptability gives them an advantage in achieving measurable results from PCMH transformation. How can we help your practice?
- Improve quality outcomes
- Improve financial outcomes
- Reduce ER visits and hospital admissions through improved ambulatory access
- Cut the total cost of care for patients
- Demonstrate the value of Family Medicine...higher quality and lower costs
- Make positive changes to your practice work environment, including advanced team care
- Make meaningful use of EHRs and innovative technologies to improve patient care
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TransforMED's collaborative social network for practice transformation - now at a very special annual price for AAFP members | |
 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".
- Get access to a continually expanding library of online PCMH seminars led by TransforMED's experienced Practice Enhancement Facilitators.
- Connect with medical practice transformation experts, thought leaders, and practices much like yours who are also working to make PCMH changes.
- Learn from experts and each other - keep up your spirits and your momentum.
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TransforMED and RelayHealth Align to Provide Patient-Centered Health Care Connectivity Solutions | |
October 27, 2010 - TransforMED, the national leader in patient-centered medical home transformation, and RelayHealth, a leader in clinical, financial and administrative health care connectivity, announced a strategic alliance to offer solutions that will improve health care delivery within the PCMH model of care.
Recognizing that the alignment of people, processes and technology is essential to the PCMH model, TransforMED and RelayHealth are committed to helping primary care practices implement patient-centered technology to address the complex communication needs of patients, doctors, payors and pharmacies. RelayHealth and TransforMED offer the most comprehensive and experienced support on the market to practices working to become patient-centered medical homes, while also helping them streamline time-consuming administrative tasks, such as appointment scheduling and prescription fill requests...Read the press release
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TransforMED and MGMA Present the 2nd Annual National Patient-Centered Medical Home Conference
 The concept of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) continues to evolve. MGMA and TransforMED have gathered a team of your peers and industry experts to help you navigate the changes and teach you how to succeed in the PCMH model. Join us on the "Journey to High Performance" November 11-13, 2010 in Orlando, FL.
Collaborate with others in the same stage of transformation in tailored education sessions - Basic, Intermediate, Expert. Learn from your peers: real-life PCMH practice managers offer lessons learned, success stories, anecdotes and tips. Gather in informal dinner groups: build stronger relationships with your colleagues and share the challenges you face on the journey to PCMH.
Get a team discount of $100 per team member after the first full registration! Space is limited so REGISTER TODAY. |
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Conference on Practice Improvement: Assembling the Patient-centered Team
Sponsored by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The Conference on Practice Improvement: Assembling the Patient-centered Team, taking place at the San Antonio Grand Hyatt Hotel on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas, December 2-5, 2010 is designed to help any practice setting begin or continue the work to create a medical home in their practice. It provides a forum for the reflective redesign of practice roles and processes through the team approach. Attendees are encouraged to bring interdisciplinary teams from their practices. Some key conference topics will include group visits, advanced access, patient education and self assessment, EHR readiness and selection, quality improvement, quality recognition, the idealized micro practice, and team care. View the brochure ~ Click here to search educational sessionsClick here for complete conference details and to registerACT NOW - The "early bird" registration deadline for The Conference on Practice Improvement is November 5.
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Health IT Roundtable Webinar: Lessons Learned and More!
| Join us November 18, 2010, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central for the Health IT Roundtable presented by TransforMED and the AMA with panelists Ken Bertka, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Catholic Health Partners and Michael Hodgkins, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, American Medical Association.
Come with your questions! Expect to hear more about: selecting and paying for Health IT, integrating disparate system, current Health IT systems/products (ASP v. Client/Server, Complete EHR v. Modular), implementation best practices/decision points, health IT privacy & security protocol/concerns and meaningful use requirements. In addition to the information and advice presented during this webinar, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials, nswers to CMS EHR Incentive Program frequently asked questions, meaningful use table and summaries of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs
Click here to register for Health IT Roundtable webinar
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PCMH Booth at Scientific Assembly Provided Practices Three Days of Medical Home Learnings
| Small Practice Package, Delta-Exchange and PCMH workbook series were highlights among the many tools and solutions offered by TransforMED
The PCMH booth at Assembly drew hundreds of physicians and their team members from all over the United States and represented a vast array of family medicine practices. Attendees that visited TransforMED at the PCMH Booth were there to receive the latest updates in the PCMH concept, ask further questions, seek additional information and insight on how to transform their practices to a PCMH and to learn about the latest tools and solutions offered by TransforMED. Read the article
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TransforMED Convenes National Thought Leaders in Washington, DC
| On October 6th, 2010, Dr. William Soper, the Chairman of TransforMED's Board of Managers kicked off a pivotal Healthcare Advisory meeting at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC. The participants included recognized thought leaders from the private sector, the federal government, patient representatives, state government experts, and healthcare industry stakeholders. This Healthcare Advisory Committee was convened to address how TransforMED could best act as a catalyst for promoting the interests of Primary Care in the shifting and uncertain healthcare landscape. Read the article
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New Faces at TransforMED
| Laura C. Knobel, MD, FAAFP has joined TransforMED Board of Managers. Dr. Knobel has been a practicing family physician for more than 19 years. Since 2005, she has owned and operated a solo family medicine practice in Walpole, Massachusetts, where she was raised. Knobel was previously employed by Foxboro Center for Women's and Family Health and Foxboro Area Health Center in Foxboro, MA. She also owned and operated Walpole Family Practice, P.C. from 1992 to 2001. Read Dr. Knobel's bio
TransforMED has also added two new Practice Enhancement Facilitators -- Colleen Stack and Noelle King-Whitlow -- as well as two new Project Managers to support the work of the PEFs -- Vince Shisler and Anthony Murdock.
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