EDITORIALS have difficulty hearing?” This single question resulted in a fivefold increase in
appropriate referrals for further testing vs the control group. During the same time period …

5 years. For example, our Medicare hospital admissions per 1,000 members was 140 vs 196
for the region. Our ED visits per 1,000 members were 269 vs 463 for the region. Based on …

As policy leaders seek to lower costs, increase access, and improve quality in the American
health care system, strengthening primary care has become a key strategy for achieving …

This newsletter was jointly developed and subject to editorial review by Jefferson School of
Population Health and Lilly USA, LLC, and is supported through funding by Lilly USA, LLC …

The concept of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) as a way to transform primary
care is not new, having been introduced in pediatrics in 1967. 1 The Agency for Healthcare …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient outcomes in the National
Demonstration Project (NDP) of practices' transition to patient-centered medical homes …

I lead a small practice in rural western North Carolina. We have embraced the patient-
centered medical home model and other practice-improvement initiatives, and I have seen …

Disruption, uncertainty, fear, promise, change, frustration, and energy all bundle together
uncomfortably in our current unstable and unpredictable climate of health care reform and …

I t is widely known that the US health care system has high cost and poor outcomes
compared to other developed countries, 1 largely due to lack of a strong primary care …

The United States population is aging, which comes with a unique set of ongoing health
care and social needs. To meet these needs and achieve the quadruple aim of health …