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PCMH Outcomes and Cost Research: Important New Medical Home Findings

Medical Homes, during the past several years, have been increasingly embraced by stakeholders as a key component of 21st century health care delivery. The challenge now, is to demonstrate the validity of quality and value from PCHM care being delivered.

Patient-centered medical homes - physician practices that use cross-disciplinary teams of professionals who put the patient at the center of the health care delivery system - focus on improving outcomes while reducing costs associated with inconsistent, duplicate or fragmented care. Typically, PCMH practices are open beyond traditional office hours and use technology to be more proactive in managing and communicating with their patients.

HealthCore Inc., a clinical outcomes research company, has concluded comprehensive PCMH studies that have incorporated Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set measures, utilization and laboratory data, in combination with outcomes and cost data.

HealthCore's study of Empire BlueCross BlueShield PCMH pilots including Westchester-based WestMed Medical Group provides significant evidence that medical homes better managed their patients’ diseases, ordered fewer high-cost imaging tests, reduced patient emergency room visits and hospitalizations and reduced costs of care for patients overall.

On Thursday, November 8th, 2012, join Healthcore's Director of Research Operations Andrea DeVries, PhD, Empire BlueCross Blue Shield's Chief Medical Officer Scott Breidbart, M.D., and Dr. Barney Newman, Medical Director for WESTMED Medical Group for this important event co-sponsored by Medical Home News, as they share detailed results from their hallmark PCMH research findings and experiences.

Participants will be able to:

Assess the detailed findings from HealthCore's hallmark PCMH study.
Ascertain the PCMH case experience for the Empire BlueCross BlueShield PCMH initiatives, and the WestMed medical home.
Consider how the HealthCore findings and the Empire BlueCross BlueShield and WestMed experiences might be relevant and applicable to other PCMH initiatives around the country .
Explore implications for health plan, hospital and other stakeholders in supporting and sponsoring PCMH initiatives.
Engage in interactive learning through online question submission, attendee feedback and opportunity for follow-up questions, and networking with attendees, faculty and other professionals through a dedicated LinkedIn group.

Interested attendees would include:

C-Suite Executives
Medical Directors
Planning and Strategic Executives and Staff
Clinical Executives and Staff
Analytical and Informatics Executives and Staffs
Business Development Executives and Staff
Network Management Executives and Staff
Provider Relations Managers and Staff
Provider Contract Administrators
Health Benefit Managers
Medical Home Solutions Provider Staff
Business and Market Intelligence Staff
Other Interested Parties

Attendees would represent organizations including:

Medical Groups
Provider Organizations
Health Plans
Hospitals and Health Care Systems
Pharmaceutical Organizations
Employers
Care and Disease Management Organizations
TPAs
PBMs
Government Agencies
Media
Consultants, Vendors and Solutions Providers
Associations, Research and Policy Organizations

Individual Registration Fee: $195. Audio Conference CD-ROM: $40 for attendees; $285 for non-attendees after the event.

Corporate Site licensing also available. Click here to register or call 209.577.4888 We look forward to your participation in this event!

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