{"id":2038,"date":"2015-09-21T15:57:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T15:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tele.healthcare\/new.php\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2015-09-21T15:57:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T15:57:33","slug":"report-pcmh-model-leads-to-reduced-cost-of-care-improved-population-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drmiltie.com\/at-home-testing\/report-pcmh-model-leads-to-reduced-cost-of-care-improved-population-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: PCMH Model Leads to Reduced Cost of Care, Improved Population Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it is now \u201cclear as day\u201d that the\u00a0patient-centered medical home\u00a0(PCMH) model with home health monitoring solutions, offerred by mTelehealth, will\u00a0result in reduced costs of care, unnecessary emergency room (ER) and hospital visits, and improved population health. \u00a0The following\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, which\u00a0partnered with Milbank Memorial Fund to produce the report, illustrates the impressive and defining results:<\/p>\n

Published on FierceHealthcare (http:\/\/www.fiercehealthcare.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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A\u00a0patient-centered medical home<\/a>\u00a0(PCMH) model resulted in reduced costs of care, unnecessary emergency room (ER) and hospital visits, and improved population health, according to a research\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Collaborative partnered with Milbank Memorial Fund to produce the report, \u201cThe Patient-Centered Medical Home\u2019s Impact on Cost & Quality: An Annual Update of the Evidence, 2012-2013,\u201d to examine cost and utilization, population health and prevention, access to care, and patient or clinician satisfaction under PCMH.<\/p>\n

The report focused on studies released between August 2012 and December 2013 and revealed common metrics, including:<\/p>\n