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June 16, 2006

 

Descriptions of the Medical Home Model

 

The Future of Family Medicine

Annals of Family Medicine, March/April 2004

This is the AAFP monograph describing the medical home.

 

The Advanced Medical Home: A Patient-Centered, Physician-Guided Model of Health Care 2006

American College of Physicians (ACP) Position Paper, January 2006

 

Reform of the Dysfunctional Healthcare Payment Delivery System, American College of Physicians (ACP) Position Paper, April 2006

 

ACP Calls for Medical Home for Patients, Medicare Reform

AAFP President Comments on Proposals

AAFP News Now; February 8, 2006

While there are some nuances between the AAFP version of a medical home and the ACP version of advanced medical home,

"The concept of the medical home resonates throughout the specialties of family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics," says AAFP President Larry Fields, M.D., of Ashland, Ky. "In general, the ACP documents are consistent with the Future of Family Medicine project and with what the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) is doing."

  

Additional Reading

 

Use of Secure Messaging in the Advanced Medical Home:  A Patient-Centered, Physician-Guided Model of Health Care

Presentation to the Chronic Care Workgroup of the American Health Information Community

Dr. Michael Barr, Vice President, ACP; March 22, 2006

 

Looking for a Better Way To Manage Care

Managed Care, May 2006

 

The Future Of Primary Care: Home Sweet (Medical) Home?

Boston.com; May 14, 2006

 

New Pilot Program Brings Primary Care Boards and Societies Together to Improve Health Care Quality

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation press release; May 9, 2006

 

Transcript of Meeting – Care Coordination

MEDPAC Meeting; March 9-10, 2006; see pp. 78-126

 

Key 'Medical Home' Model Elements Hit the Market

American College of Physicians Observer, April 2006

 

Adoption of Patient-Centered Care Practices by Physicians

The Commonwealth Fund, April 2006

 

Effect of Primary Health Care Orientation on Chronic Care Management

Annals of Family Medicine, March/April 2006

 

Improving Care Coordination Through Physician/Disease Management Collaboration

Healthways, Inc. and Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 2006

 

Roundtable Summary Explores Physician Views on Disease Management

Disease Management Association of America; May 11, 2006

 

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