‘Medical Home’ approach brings back managed care
By Lisa Wangsness | Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | The Boston Globe
“…The ‘medical home’ is a kinder, gentler approach to managed care, based on the idea that high quality care and stronger relationships between patients and their primary care doctors will save money in the long run. A medical home pays physicians to coordinate all of a patient’s needs – arranging visits to specialists, helping control chronic conditions, even fielding patients’ phone calls at all hours. Doctors often receive bonuses for meeting quality standards and often share in savings from fewer and shorter hospital stays….”…BS
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