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PCMHs Bring Value to Primary Care, Report Finds
The report, sponsored by the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, reviewed 28 studies of PCMHs over a 1 year period; some of the studies found improved utilization resulted in an improvement in at least 1 cost metric.
Patients cared for in patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) had improvements in healthcare utilization and also in some measures of cost, according to a report released here.
The report was sponsored by the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) with support from the Milbank Memorial Fund, a foundation that seeks to improve population health by connecting leaders with the best available evidence. It examined the results of 28 studies of PCMHs that were published from September 2013 to October 2014: 14 peer-reviewed studies, seven state evaluations of PCMHs, and seven industry reports. The studies looked at patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, and provider satisfaction.
Link to the article in MedPage Today: http://bit.ly/1CsDLYt
Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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Government agencies have created an online portal for the public to report potential anticompetitive practices in health care; there are changes coming to the “boxed warning” section for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies (CAR T) to highlight T-cell blood cancer risk; questions about the safety of obesity medications during pregnancy have arisen in women on them who previously struggled with fertility issues.
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Making Giant Strides in Maternity Health Through Baby Steps
April 9th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are kicking off a special month-long podcast series with our strategic alliance partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our first episode, which is all about the Baby Steps Maternity Program and its mission to support women throughout every step of their pregnancy journey.
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Gene, Light Therapy Combo Shows Promise Against Prostate Cancer Cells in Proof-of-Concept Study
April 18th 2024In their preclinical model, the researchers found efficacy both in vitro and in vivo by using CRISPR-Cas9 to mimic porphyria and combining the technology with light therapy.
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