Policy

We describe the Veterans Health Administration's nationwide patient-centered medical home (PCMH) initiative and evaluate interim changes in PCMH-related patient care processes.

Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says that there is growing interest in protecting healthcare providers from medical liability if they are following evidence-based protocols.

Patrick Gleason, PharmD, Director of Health Outcomes, Prime Therapeutics, says by 2017, 50% of all expenditures for drugs will be in the specialty drug space.

Accountable care organizations will be more successful in taking on accountability for patient outcomes when market and firm organization get a balanced treatment.

This study suggests that implementing a patient-centered medical home requires additional staff with specific expertise based on the needs of the practice and its population.