Posts made in April, 2014

The GP as CEO – Private Health Insurance, Accountable Care Organisations and GP Federations

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The GP as CEO – Private Health Insurance, Accountable Care Organisations and GP Federations

JAMA Network | JAMA | Health Reform and Physician-Led Accountable Care:  The Paradox of Primary Care Physician Leadership An increasing number of primary care physicians are using physician lead ‘accountable care organisations’ as a powerful opportunity to retain their autonomy and make a positive difference for their patients — as well as their practices’ bottom lines. As a GP, do you see yourself as the CEO in charge of $10 million of annual revenue? The decisions made by each GP have important implications for ‘downstream’ medical care, such as subspecialty...

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The Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood — Transforming Speciality Practice – NEJM

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The Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood — Transforming Speciality Practice – NEJM

Transforming Specialty Practice — The Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood — NEJM The latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has an informative article on the ‘Patient Centred Medical Neighbourhood’. The article reinforces the view of the Australian Centre for the Medical Home that the creation of a Medical Home is a necessary but not sufficient step in building a Person Centred Health System. The authors explain that “term “medical neighborhood” has been coined to capture an expanded notion of patient-centered care, in which the PCMH is located...

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