Weekly Roundup: Health care news and notes
December 26, 2014 · NCQA
Every Friday NCQA gives a rundown of some of the health care news stories from the past week. Here are some of our picks for this week:
- In Pennsylvania PCMH is gaining momentum among physicians and favor among patients. [Penn Live]
- Investing in the health and well-being of young adults. [Health Affairs]
- Debunking vaccine myths can have an unintended effect. [NPR]
- Idaho embraces the medical home model: statewide programs seek to facilitate innovative care transitions. [American Academy of Family Physicians]
- The State Innovation Models (SIM) Initiative is providing financial and technical support to states for the development and testing of state-led, multi-payer health care payment and service delivery models. [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]
- Announcing PCMH Congress 2015: An Official Conference by NCQA. Submit your abstract now. [NCQA]
- The medical home model is attractive to specialist physicians. [Dark Daily]
- Walgreens partners with MDLIVE to offer video visits. [Modern Healthcare]
- Forty states get an ‘F’ on access to doctor information. [Forbes]
- Hospitals focus on antibiotic overuse as CMS prepares new mandate. [Modern Healthcare]
- HMOs offer lower prices in health care marketplaces. [New York Times]
- Bringing convenient care clinics into the PCMH world. [Morning Consult]
- Childbirth quality data seriously lacking. [Health Leaders]
- Moving beyond gym memberships, companies take aggressive, personalized approach to workers’ weight. [Wall Street Journal]
- Customizing EHRs to focus on quality, safety initiatives is complex. [Fierce EMR]
