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Spotlight on the Medical Home, Part I
This issue of Ingenix Innovations offers the first of a two-part series on the "medical home" concept, which has evolved over several decades and is claiming the spotlight as health care industry stakeholders look for ways to help patients better navigate complex care decisions and experiences. Implementation of the model offers both promise and challenge, as entities critically examine current practices, consider new approaches and navigate a complex selection of support technologies. (11/12)
Patient-centric medical home may improve care, reduce costs
Many patients, particularly those with chronic conditions, report that their treatment is fragmented, with no one doctor in charge of their overall wellness. In turn, the primary care physicians who treat these patients are receiving decreasing reimbursement for these patients' care, which has led to a shortage of physicians in this practice area.
"Health care is broken, with gaps in quality patient care, and the primary care field in crisis," according to Tom Knabel, M.D., vice president, Ingenix Medical Informatics. "Although the current reimbursement paradigm favors acute care over preventive care, some of the highest costs to the system come from poorly managed chronic conditions," he said.
And, according to Michael Cousins, Ph.D., vice president, Ingenix Medical Management, disease management programs most payers rely on to influence chronic care patient behavior and regimen compliance are largely unproven. "Frankly, we have major problems to resolve in our fractured health care system, and we need to consider new approaches." Continue reading this article online. (11/12)
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