New Deloitte Report Outlines Future of the Medical Home
Health Reform Legislation Expands Medical Home Pilots
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
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Sept. 16, 2010 |
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Deloitte Center for Health Solutions Issue Brief: "Medical Home 2.0: The Present, The Future" |
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Paul Keckley, Ph.D., executive director, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions |
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Available immediately |
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Link to report: www.deloitte.com/us/medicalhome2 |
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The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions has released a new issue brief, "Medical Home 2.0: The Present, The Future," outlining the current state of the patient–centered medical home (PCMH) under the new health reform legislation. The report reviews several PCMH pilots and provides insights on the future evolution of the medical home. It highlights the expansion of medical home pilots as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) to help reduce costs and improve population-based health by leveraging clinical information technologies, care teams and evidence-based medical guidelines. |
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The report states that the medical home model's clinical and economic potential is promising; however, the precise features of an optimally successful program are somewhat elusive. Deloitte's research further indicates the following: |
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According to Deloitte's 2010 Survey of Health Care Consumers, respondents are receptive to the use of technologies often leveraged in the medical home model to enable self-care: |
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The report concludes noting that the confluence of rising health costs, an aging and less healthy population, payment reforms shifting volume to performance, and increased access to clinical information technologies that enhance the coordination and connectivity between care teams and consumers suggest that the medical home will likely be a permanent, near-term fixture on the U.S. health care landscape. |
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Please contact Marykate Reese or Sean Leous to schedule an interview with Deloitte's Paul Keckley for commentary and further discussion regarding the future of the medical home and the impact of health reform on its evolution. |
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As used in this document, "Deloitte" means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.
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Marykate Reese |
Sean Leous |
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Public Relations |
Public Relations |
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Deloitte |
Hill & Knowlton |
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+1 203 257 0452 |
+1 212 885 0549 |
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SOURCE Deloitte
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