A quality measure reduced antibiotic use for patients with acute bronchitis but led to use of an alternative diagnosis, offsetting most of the observed improvement.
Frederick J. Bloom Jr, MD, MMM
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ProvenHealth Navigator, Geisinger's version of advanced patient-centered medical homes, is associated with significant savings in total cost of care over time.
Value and the Medical Home: Effects of Transformed Primary Care
ByRichard J. Gilfillan, MD,Janet Tomcavage, RN, MSN,Meredith B. Rosenthal, PhD,Duane E. Davis, MD,Jove Graham, PhD,Jason A. Roy, PhD,Steven B. Pierdon, MD,Frederick J. Bloom Jr, MD, MMM,Thomas R. Graf, MD,Roy Goldman, PhD, FSA,Karena M. Weikel, BA,Bruce H. Hamory, MD,Ronald A. Paulus, MD, MBA,Glenn D. Steele Jr, MD, PhD
A patient-centered medical home with intensive case management and a payer partner can significantly improve hospital utilization and may decrease total medical costs for a Medicare population.
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