Primary Care Development Corporation

Translating Evidence Into Practice Helene Kopal, MPA, MPH; Rachel Sacks, MPH; Donna Shelley, MD, MPH PCDC, 2012 This manual provides step-by-step guidance for medical directors and senior leaders at primary care organizations to implement quality improvement initiatives.

Cost Savings Associated With the Use of Community Health Centers Patrick Richard, PhD, MA; Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH; Avi Dor, PhD; et al. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 2012 This study assesses the potential cost savings associated with the use of community health centers, based on econometric analyses of the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Business Continuity Plan Toolkit PCDC, 2011 This toolkit, available in early January 2012, helps providers develop a personalized business continuity plan.

What Happens if We Run Out of Doctors? Rich Barlow Boston University Today, 2011 Boston University School of Management's Stephen Davidson studies the shortage of primary care physicians.

Physicians Highlight Overlooked Connection Between Social Needs and Health The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011 National survey indicates physicians believe addressing patients’ social needs is as important as addressing medical conditions.

Building Medical Homes: Lessons From Eight States with Emerging Programs Neva Kaye; Jason Buxbaum; Mary Takach, MPH The Commonwealth Fund, 2011 Building Medical Homes: Lessons From Eight States with Emerging Programs Resource

Effect of Closure of a Local Safety-Net Hospital on Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of Their Role in Patient Care Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS; Robin Clarke, MD; Gery Ryan, PhD; Arleen F. Brown, MD, PhD Annals of Family Medicine, 2011 This study explores how the closure of a large safety-net hospital in Los Angeles County, California affected local primary care physicians' perceptions of their role in patient care.

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Developing and Running a Primary Care Practice Facilitation Program: A How-to Guide Lyndee Knox; Erin Fries Taylor; Kristin Geonnotti; Rachel Machta; Jung Kim; Jessica Nysenbaum; and Michael Parchman Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2011 This how-to guide was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to support organizations interested in starting a practice facilitation (PF) program for primary care transformation.

Health Care Reform in New York City—Access to Primary Care Before Reform New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, 2011 Health Care Reform in New York City—Access to Primary Care Before Reform

Introduction to the Community Health Sector Author(s): Tom Manning PCDC, 2011 Presented at the 2011 Opportunity Finance Network Conference, this session provided an introduction on health centers and the financing of health center projects.

Strengthening Primary Care: Recent Reforms and Achievements in Australia, England, and the Netherlands Sharon Willcox; Geraint Lewis; and Jako Burgers The Commonwealth Fund, 2011

The Patient-Centered Medical Home: Taking a Model to Scale in New York State Gregory Burke United Hospital Fund, 2011 This report describes the PCMH model, reports on how it is being adopted in pilots across New York State and highlights the possibility of instituting it on a broader scale.

Community Health Centers And Community Development Financial Institutions Author(s): Ronda Kotelchuck, Daniel Lowenstein ; Jonathan Tobin Health Affairs, 2011 Health Affairs - CHCs and CDFIs

Healthy Communities Video Series The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011 A series of six videos linking the community development and health sectors.

Transforming Community Health Centers into Patient-Centered Medical Homes: The Role of Payment Reform Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH; Peter Shin, PhD, MPH; Emily Jones, MPP; Brian Bruen, MS The Commonwealth Fund, 2011 The report examines how changes in the way FQHCs are financed could support the transformation of these safety net providers into high-performing Patient-Centered Medical Homes

Patient-Centered Medical Home & Meaningful Use Criteria Crosswalk (CTuA1) Author(s): Peter Cucchiara Presented at the Community Health Institute (CHI) & EXPO, 2011

Reaching Critical Mass for Medical Home/Meaningful Use Author(s): Peter Cucchiara ; Lisa Perry (CHCANYS) Presented at the Community Health Institute (CHI) & EXPO, 2011

Patient-Centered Medical Home Poised to Transform Health Care Robert A. Berenson; Kelly J. Devers; Rachel A. Burton Urban Institute, 2011 A policy paper that examines the promise of the medical homes concludes it has the potential to transform health care delivery, but that organizations promoting the model should tread carefully.

Access Endangered: Profiles of the Medically Disenfranchised National Association of Community Health Centers, 2011 A growing number of Americans affected by the economic downturn -- including middle class families -- are turning to Community Health Centers for their health care needs.

Chronicles: The Health Center History Project RCHN Community Health Foundation, 2011 This multi-media website uses photos, documents and "virtual visits" to capture the amazing history behind the community health center movement, its leaders and its impact on the health care system.

PCDC Testifies to the Medicaid Redesign Team Health Systems Redesign: Brooklyn Work Group Author(s): Daniel Lowenstein PCDC, 2011 Dan Lowenstein, Director of External Affairs, PCDC testifies before the Medicaid Redesign Team Health Systems Redesign: Brooklyn Work Group.

Frequently Asked Questions: EHR Incentive Programs Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011 Find answers to over 1,000 frequently asked questions about the CMS EHR Incentive Programs.

NCQA 2011 Medical Home Assessment Tool Author(s): Deborah Johnson Ingram PCDC, 2011 PCDC developed this self-assessment tool to help providers and staff navigate the National Committee for Quality Assurance's Patient-Centered Medical Home 2011 recognition process.

Reinventing Medicaid: State Innovations to Qualify and Pay for Patient-Centered Medical Homes Show Promising Results Mary Takach, MPA Health Affairs, 2011 Takach's report explores how recent PCMH initiatives using qualification standards and financial incentives are starting to show an impact in access to care, quality, and cost control.

Life With and Without a Medical Home PCDC; Willis Group, 2011 PCDC and Willis Corporation teamed up to create this short video depicting a patient's experience with and without a medical home.

Advancing Health Care Equity through Improved Data Collection Joel S. Weissman, PhD; Romana Hasnain-Wynia, PhD New England Journal of Medicine, 2011 The authors of this article explore how efficient data collection can help identify and target the causes of racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

The Federal Government Has Put Billions into Promoting Electronic Health Record Use: How Is It Going? Brian Schilling The Commonwealth Fund, 2011 Schilling explores the obstacles that EHR implementation face, despite the strong alignment of public and private financial incentives.

A 'Meaningful' User of an Electronic Health Record System Describes Its Clinical and Financial Benefits Sarah Klein The Commonwealth Fund, 2011 One of the first physicians in the country to be certified as a "meaningful" user of HIT says the EHR system she implemented has significantly improved her performance on measures of clinical quality.

Reforming Medicare by Reforming Incentives Alain C. Enthoven, PhD New England Journal of Medicine, 2011 Enthoven argues that the most effective strategy for reducing health care expenditures must focus on reform of the incentives provided to both patients and health care professionals.

Developing Federally Qualified Health Centers into Community Networks to Improve State Primary Care Delivery Systems Mary Takach, MPH; Jason Buxbaum The Commonwealth Fund, 2011 In this report, the National Academy for State Health Policy identifies states and FQHCs collaborating to build community networks to make medical home services available for vulnerable populations.

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