Industry Resources | April 29, 2013
The Roles of Patient-Centered Medical Homes And Accountable Care Organizations in Coordinating Patient Care
December 2010
In December 2010, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report on new models in health policy: the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The report addresses the goals of care coordination, defines care coordination activities, and provides a summary of evidence from care coordination activities, including approaches that have failed: disease management services provided primarily by telephone have not been effective for Medicare beneficiaries; targeted care coordination services provided to low-risk Medicare patients have not been shown to improve the quality or . . .