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Helene Levens Lipton, PhD

Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(21):1945-1948.

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As the nation once again engages in discussions of health reform, issues of quality and cost containment are high on the agenda. One approach to addressing these challenges is team-based delivery of health care services, including physicians and allied health professionals working collaboratively. The imperative to consider team-based care is fueled by the unrelenting escalation in health care costs in the care of the chronically ill covered by Medicare; in the error-prone features of the current fragmented delivery system; and by the shortage of primary care physicians. In 2003, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended that "all health professionals should be educated to deliver patient-centered care as members of an interdisciplinary team, emphasizing evidence-based practice, quality improvement approaches, and informatics."¹ In 2007, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, and the American Osteopathic Association developed the concept . . . [Full Text of this Article]

EFFECTS OF TEAM-BASED CARE ON MEDICAL SERVICE USE AND COSTS


MAKING THE CASE FOR THE MEDICAL HOME MODEL

REIMBURSEMENT IN MEDICAL HOMES

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