Articles

Initial Lessons From the First National Demonstration Project on Practice Transformation to a Patient-Centered Medical Home
In 2006, the American Academy of Family Physicians began the first National Demonstration Project to study the Patient Centered Medical Home with a diverse sample of three dozen family practices.  The authors of this article are an independent evaluation team that used a variety of methods to evaluate this type of practice.  This article details lessons learned and results of the study.

Medical Home 2.0: The Present, the Future
Deloitte outlines the current state of the PCMH under new federal health reform legislation, reviews primary results from several pilot programs and discusses how PCMHs may evolve going forward.

Incremental Cost Estimate for the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Although there is growing and wide interest in the medical home approach, little is know about the true costs of this approach.  This analysis utilizes data from three dozen practices to look at the relationship between medical home activities and costs.  This article is available thanks to the Commonwealth Fund.

Driving Quality Gains and Costs Savings Through Adoption of Medical Homes
Evidence from seven of the largest medical home pilots shows the factors that are essential to successful PCMH development: dedicated care managers, expanded access, performance management tools and effective incentive payments.

TransforMED provides two FREE, quick, online assessments physicians can use to evaluate their practice within the medical home model. 
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