What's New at TransforMED
| Hawaii beacon infuses health IT, care coordination with aloha |
"...Currently, 19 physicians around the island have made significant progress through a guided process from TransforMed to better coordinate, plan and manage care and encourage patient involvement, Nugent said. TransforMed online consultations, webinars and training covers change management, high-performing clinical teams and office workflow. TransforMed also gives physicians access to a website where they can compose questions about the model and receive answers and feedback from other practices. The participating physicians also meet and collaborate for a day over practice redesign and decide what comes next..." |
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| AMA and TransforMED Release Health IT Tutorials for Physician Practices |
The AMA and TransforMED have released three new online health IT workflow tutorials:
- ePrescribing
- Pre-visit planning
- Point-of-care documentation
The series of short video tutorials provides physicians with guidance on effective use of health IT in their practices and features downloadable tools and best practice resources.
Read the press release »
Access the health IT workflow tutorials » |
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Now Free for AAFP members!
February 1, 2012 - AAFP News Now
» Physician Networking Resource Delta-Exchange Now Free to AAFP Members
Effective immediately, as part of their member benefits, all AAFP members will have free access to an interactive physician networking resource called Delta-Exchange.
The network, which was created by the AAFP's nonprofit, wholly-owned subsidiary TransforMED, opened for business in 2009 as a fee-based service. Since then, the success of Delta-Exchange, which now has 3,500 users, and the accolades of those users convinced the AAFP and TransforMED that the resource should be made available as a benefit for all AAFP members..."
Not an AAFP Member? DX is just $30 per month. Click here to learn more »
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"...One of the best peer learning tools is Delta-Exchange...in going through the NCQA application process, our practice needed a one-page handout to inform patients about the medical home. Instead of reinventing the wheel, I went to Delta-Exchange and “asked” the group if anyone already had such a document. That same day, I had three examples. This type of sharing is invaluable. It helps the spread of ideas and saves time in busy offices..."
Melissa Gerdes, MD
Trinity Clinic Whitehouse |
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| TRANSFORMED POSITION PAPER |
| In a Bold Effort Medicare & Medicaid Invite Health Plans to Join in Supporting the Promise of Primary Care |
By Terry McGeeney, MD, MBA
TransforMED President and CEO
With the release of the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative (CPCI), the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI) has defined the future of care delivery in America. This announcement signals that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will lead the industry in reforming health care delivery and supporting primary care to drive improvement in population health. The requirements for multi-payer participation and new payment methodology, with an emphasis on primary care, supports this reformation effort.
Read the position paper» |
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| Quality Health Care Delivered Effectively and Efficiently |
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From the Center for American Progress
TransforMED and related pilots and projects are highlighted in this "issue brief" that examines some of the existing payment and health care delivery practices that are already improving the quality and slowing the cost growth of health care in the US. The existing and future benefits of Patient-Centered Medical Homes, Accountable Care Organizations and The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation are explored in detail in this comprehensive and comprehensible snapshot.
Read the article at the Center for American Progress » |
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| As health reform unfolds, involve the patients |
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From USA Today
"... According to Terry McGeeney, a primary care physician who led the medical home project, 'The Achilles heel of all of this is a lack of patient understanding and engagement.' Indeed, someone forgot to inform patients how their health care would change ..."
Read Kevin Pho's op-ed at USA Today» |
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| 'Medical home' idea aims at making primary care work better |
 "...Statistics so far show the medical home model costs insurers less. 'In other pilots we're doing longer, we're seeing a 30 percent reduction in hospitalizations and ER visits,' McGeeney said. 'I'm expecting the same kind of numbers in this pilot.' McGeeney said the model has saved private insurance providers and government-run ones, such as Medicaid, on average 10 percent to 12 percent in health care costs. Illinois Medicaid, he said, reported it saved $300 million from the model last year alone.
Last year, TransforMED helped 15 of the roughly 25 U.S. pilot programs. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, which is private, is paying more than $1 million for TransforMED’s services throughout the two-year Kansas City area pilot. 'We have been trying to improve quality and efficiency in health care for years'” said Blake Williamson, vice president and senior medical director of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City. 'With health care reform, that's getting even more important. I think the medical home model is going to be even more important in the future.'..."
Read The Kansas City Star story at KansasCity.com» |
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| Novant Health Collaborative Energizes Practices in Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot |
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TransforMED and Novant Health conducted a two day Patient-Centered Medical Home learning collaborative at Forsyth Medical Center's Conference Center in Winston, NC on January 14 and 15, 2011. "The Novant learning collaborative was a huge success and a great way to get our practices all on the same page and around the same vision," said Tom Cannon, MD, Patient-Centered Medical Home Coordinator for Novant Health. "It was well attended, the audience was engaged, and the feedback was very positive."
Read more about the learning collaborative » |
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| TransforMED Recognized for Best Practices in Workplace Training and Development |
TransforMED has received Best Practices Awards from the Kansas City Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development in three Workplace Learning and Performance categories: program design and development, culture and technology innovation.
"TransforMED is proud to be recognized by the KC-ASTD for our work in the areas of culture, program design and technology innovation," said Terry McGeeney, MD, MBA, president and CEO of TransforMED. "Our knowledgeable team of experts has developed unique tools and best practices that are helping more than 17,000 physicians nationwide in their efforts to become medical homes. It is most gratifying to know that our efforts truly are transforming the way primary care is delivered." Read the press release » |
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| "Evaluation of the American Academy of Family Physicians' Patient-Centered Medical Home National Demonstration Project" |
Supplement 1, 2010 - Annals of Family Medicine
The long-awaited report on TransforMED's patient-centered medical home (PCMH) national demonstration project (NDP) has been published in a special supplement to the May/June Annals of Family Medicine. By Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD, William L. Miller, MD, MA, Paul A. Nutting, MD, MSPH, Benjamin F. Crabtree, PhD, Elizabeth E. Stewart, PhD and Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD, PhD.
• Read the 8-part supplement »
• Read the press release »
• Read the ANN article » |
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| Patient Panel Highlights Priority Health Learning Collaborative |
 "I found the patient panel discussion very enlightening and I found it interesting that patients from such a variety of practices all found things they liked about the ‘new PCMH approach,'" said Mark Stid, M.D. of LHP-South Washington Family Medicine. "Most surprising and gratifying was hearing from the patient panelists that most of them had indeed seen improvements over the last year as their doctors' offices transformed to medical homes. Sometimes we are too close to the problems and solutions to see any significant changes, so it was nice to hear there has been progress." Read the story » |
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| TransforMED governance and staff update |
 Marcia Nielsen, PhD, MPH, joined the TransforMED Board of Managers effective June 1st. She replaced Jeff Gruen, MD, MBA. More »
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 Allan Goroll, MD, MACP, joins the TransforMED team of practice transformation experts. He specializes in primary health care reform, with an emphasis on PCMH payment reform. More »
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| Salina Residency Practice Recaps a Successful First Year of PCMH Transformation |
It's been just a year since rural Salina Family HealthCare Center and the Smoky Hill Family Medicine Residency Program launched their medical home transformation initiative with the help of TransforMED.
They made significant health information technology improvements for efficiency, quality and safety. They implemented an innovative "Four Team Concept". And they added numerous service enhancements that directly benefit their rural patient population. At the same time, they completed a significant organizational re-alignment. Dr. Freelove's group's accomplishments are both astonishing and inspiring.
Read about their PCMH transformation accomplishments » |
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| 22 TransforMED PCMH Pilot Practices Receive NCQA Recognition! |
 Transformation to a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a challenging task in and of itself, not to mention that payers often require participating practices to achieve NCQA certification in order to qualify for enhanced reimbursement within a pilot project. We're proud to announce that we helped 22 practices reach and often exceed their NCQA recognition goals — in less than a year. Click here to read more »
Click here to find out more about TransforMED's PCMH facilitation services »
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| A Conversation with... |
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Joseph Mambu, MD : Achieving NCQA Level III
Family Medicine, Geriatrics and Wellness in Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania was recently recognized as a NCQA Level III Patient-Centered Medical Home. Practice leader, Joseph Mambu, MD answered a few questions about his practice's experience and offered some persuasive numbers: "As a participant in the SEPA Chronic Care Collaborative, we were financially incented to obtain our NCQA medical home certification...Our PPC-PCMH™ earned us approximately $57,000 for year one and $106,000 in both years two and three of the collaborative."
Read this fun and insightful Q&A with Dr. Mambu » |
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| Practice transformation services for practices of all sizes |
Every primary care practice needs to be at the helm of its own destiny, especially when it comes to changing habits and processes to serve patients better. But organizations are most likely to thrive in this course of action when they enlist an experienced guide who can ask the right questions, provide experience-based answers and increase access to strategic tools and resources. TransforMED's facilitated services combine wise counsel and a deep knowledge base with implementation options to fit any size practice or budget.
 • Medical Home Facilitation
• Baseline Practice Assessment
• Learning Collaboratives and Practice Retreats
• Delta-Exchange collaborative network
Let's discuss a work plan for your team's transformation.
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| Evidence of the value of facilitation |
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The Robert Graham Center has released a new one-pager entitled "The Effect of Facilitation in Fostering Practice" by Carlos Roberto Jaén MD PhD, et al. The report summarizes the researchers' findings that "Working with facilitation agents measurably improves the ability of motivated primary care practices to move towards improved models of care." Read the report »
Find out about TransforMED's facilitation services » |
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| TransforMED | Welch Allyn EHR Prep-Select Webinar |
The new government economic stimulus package has provided significant incentives for physician practices to purchase and put to "meaningful use" an electronic health record (EHR) system — but the high costs, time and complexity of implementing an EHR system can be challenging for your team and your budget.
This archived online seminar demonstrates how the new EHR Prep-Select tool helps practices meet the challenge by walking you through a simple and effective step-by-step process of planning and preparation. Learn more about the year-1 meaningful use criteria for physicians at AAFP's "Noteworthy" blog.
This webinar will help you get your EHR transformation on track. CLICK HERE to access the webinar » |
Jonathan Hager, MD, an internist with Alexander Medical Group in Rochester, New York piloted the EHR Prep-Select program. Read what he had to had to say about it in Modern Medicine's "10 EHR lessons from 10 practices". |
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TransforMED and MGMA Launch Transformation Series
of Patient-Centered Medical Home Workbooks |
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TransforMED Centers of Excellence Consultants are sharing their learnings in a series of workbooks that provide practices concise, step-by-step information on relevant topics in health care delivery and will be instrumental in ensuring success for your practice. The first two books titled the Patient-Centered Medical Home Access Workbook and the Patient-Centered Medical Home Care Management Workbook are now available for purchase.
Click here to find out more and get a promotional code so you can take advantage of the discounted TransforMED Member price » |
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The new Delta-Exchange is here! |
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Delta-Exchange is TransforMED's collaborative social networking site dedicated to helping primary care practices understand and implement the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model-of-care. Delta-Exchange offers access to immediately useful PCMH "best practices" and the opportunity to collaborate, discuss issues and ask questions of both TransforMED expert facilitators and
practice leaders who've "been there".
For $30 a month per user, you can connect with medical practice transformation experts, thought leaders, and practices much like yours who are also working to make patient-centered medical home changes. Learn from experts and each other – keep up your spirits
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"It's the conversations between meetings that really matter.
TransforMED's Delta Exchange is better than any listserv tool to help
vet ideas, share learnings and promote collaboration."
Jay Fetter
P4 Project Manager
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| How to Talk to Your Partners |
TransforMED's Vice President of Practice Development and Organizational Change, Christine Johnson, PhD talks to Physicians Practice about "how to effectively diffuse disagreements and preempt disputes"– especially important as practices evolve to a team model.
Read the article at Physicians Practice online » |
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| FROM THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION TEAM |
Preliminary Answers to Policy-Relevant Questions
From the Early Analyses of the Independent Evaluation Team of the National Demonstration Project of TransforMED |
- Is it easier for practices to provide chronic disease management if they have a self-populating disease registry integrated within the EMR?
- What has been the experience of rural practices trying to implement an EMR and related technology?
- What are the primary challenges facing medical practices as they implement EMR and other forms of HIT?
- Is implementing HIT enough to transform a PC practice into a medical home?
- What type of support/resources, if any, do practices need as they attempt to make transformative changes?
Read on for preliminary answers to these questions and more » |
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PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS FOR PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES
TransforMED Partners with Emmi Solutions to Educate Patients About the Benefits of the Patient-Centered Medical Home
| INTRODUCTION TO THE PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME |
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Emmi Solutions, TransforMED and the PCPCC have partnered to create a web-based patient education tool designed to play an integral role in the transformation of primary care practices to Patient-Centered Medical Homes.
The result is an engaging and education multimedia experience that helps patients understand the Patient-Centered Medical Home and their important role in the collaborative health and wellness relationship with their primary care practice. Click here to find out more »
Put this exciting patient education tool on your website for FREE by clicking the "Download it" button, above.
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Romeo Medical Clinic featured in AP's "Faces of health care" online video |
 Associated Press Interactive has published online a series of "Faces of health care" videos that explores the health care debate from the perspectives of eight different groups of stakeholders.
The "Doctors" video in the series features TransforMED National Demonstration Project participants Mike Romeo, MD; Sam Romeo, MD; and Chris Hawley, MD from the Romeo Medical Clinic in Turlock, CA.
 This TransforMED Touchstone Group practice was chosen for inclusion because it epitomizes most aspects of the patient-centered medical home.
Watch the video at Associated Press »
Once at AP's site, click on "Doctors"
to view the Romeo Medical Clinic video |
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AAFP Patient-Centered Medical Home video highlights
TransforMED pilot project physicians and patients |
Flash movie OR Windows movie
Be a part of the positive change in primary practice!
The AAFP has produced a powerful video featuring TransforMED's National Demonstration Project participant physicians — and their patients — sharing their views on how the Patient-Centered Medical Home has positively transformed their primary care experiences.
You can make transform your practice! Find out how » |
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What's New
Toll Free 1.866.826.8700 | Phone 913.906.6330 | Fax 913.906.6326 | info@transforMED.com
What's New