Comments on: Medical home http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/medical-home-2.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Deron Schriverhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/medical-home-2.html#comment-87498 Deron Schriver Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/medical-home.html#comment-87498 The medical home concept makes sense in theory, but it still needs a lot of work. The payment structure clearly needs addressed and the issue of coordination is the 800 lb gorilla of issues to tackle. <br/><br/>I think we could come up with some of the funding for primary care simply by utilizing more NPs and PAs. They would be a more cost-effective means of increasing our preventive care utilization, as well as increasing care coordination. If I haven’t scared you off, I encourage you to read my blog post from 9/29 which includes a link to a very interesting medical home discussion. The medical home concept makes sense in theory, but it still needs a lot of work. The payment structure clearly needs addressed and the issue of coordination is the 800 lb gorilla of issues to tackle.

I think we could come up with some of the funding for primary care simply by utilizing more NPs and PAs. They would be a more cost-effective means of increasing our preventive care utilization, as well as increasing care coordination. If I haven’t scared you off, I encourage you to read my blog post from 9/29 which includes a link to a very interesting medical home discussion.

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