The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) is a coalition of more than 700 major employers, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care physicians, and other stakeholders who work together to support, research and implement the patient centered medical home model. At the July Stakeholder’s Working Group meeting, the PCPCC announced the availability of 2 new guides for healthcare payers and primary care providers.
"The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH): Integrating Comprehensive Medication Management to Optimize Patient Outcomes" was developed by the PCPCC Medication Management Task Force under the Center for Public Payer Implementation (CPPI), whose charge is to promote the PCMH concept in all facets of the public payer system.
"Payment Reform to Support High-Performing Practice" was developed by the Payment Reform Task Force and represents the work of a diverse group of PCPCC stakeholders and collaborators interested in exploring payment reform as a means of supporting the PCMH and transforming primary care in the U.S. Many other organizations are examining payment reform proposals; the PCPCC’s task force is focusing on them from the unique perspective of their impact on the PCMH. The task force’s goal was not to identify a “best” payment reform proposal, but rather to point out the strengths and shortcomings of available models so that PCMH advocates could choose the model that best suits their needs and circumstances.
The PCPCC also has posted the speaker biographies and presentation slides from the “The PCMH in the Community” Stakeholders Working Group Meeting. These resources are available online at: http://www.pcpcc.net/event/stakeholder/7-22-10.
Dr. Cronin is a Professor of Management in the Information Systems Department at Boston College. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
Erin Monda