Press Room

TransforMED Patient-Centered Medical Home Model Continues to Evolve in Part Based on Findings from National Demonstration Project
Monday, Jun 07, 2010
AAFP driving force in practice improvement and larger health system reform

TransforMED Announces Governance Change
Thursday, Jun 03, 2010
Marcia Nielson, PhD, MPH joins TransforMED Board of Managers

Primary Care Payment Reform Leader Joins TransforMED Team Allan H. Goroll, MD, MACP
Thursday, Jun 03, 2010
Dr. Goroll will help TransforMED develop and test new and innovative ways of paying for primary care services

Thinking about selling your practice to a hospital?
Thursday, Jun 03, 2010
Physicians are being targeted more and more everyday by hospitals to sell their business and physicians should think about the business, professional and personal implications before doing so.

TransforMED's Delta-Exchange Teams with Group Practice Forum to Present Free Webinar Series on Diabetes Population Management
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Patient-centric approach improves patient communication, office workflow and patient self-management

TransforMED Launches New Service Offering to Accelerate Medical Home Adoption in Small Practices
Monday, May 24, 2010
Company offers affordable expert facilitation, project management support and peer-to-peer learning opportunities to aid in transformation process

Physician practices focus on care coordination to improve health care delivery in upcoming Poughkeepsie conference
Tuesday, Apr 13, 2010
Janet Tomcavage of Geisinger Health Plan will present a model care coordination program at Taconic IPA's Spring Collaborative April 17

Why I wrote the The New Healthcare Supervisor's Guide -- The secrets to success
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010
If you're interested in maintaining relationships, managing your to-do list, and mentoring your new team, then this book is for you!

Salina Residency Practice Recaps a Successful First Year of PCMH Transformation
Friday, Feb 05, 2010
It's been 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...

22 TransforMED PCMH Practices Receive NCQA Recognition
Friday, Feb 05, 2010
We're proud to announce that we helped these practices reach and often exceed their NCQA recognition goals -- in less than a year.

Charles Moses and Glenn Seils Join TransforMED as Practice Enhancement Facilitators
Friday, Jan 22, 2010
Moses and Seils will be responsible for assisting primary care practices in implementing various components of the patient-centered medical home model of care.

Learn from TransforMED PCMH Experts at IHI's 11th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community March 7-9, 2010 in Washington DC
Friday, Jan 15, 2010
Learn from TransforMED's PCMH experts and earn CME credit in this highly interactive, full-day pre-conference minicourse entitled Building A Medical Home: Foundation to Finish

Health IT to support the doctor-patient relationship
Friday, Dec 18, 2009
The American Medical Association (AMA) and TransforMED are hosting a series of weekly Health IT "learning lunch" webinars for practice leaders in January and February.

Donna Payne Joins TransforMED as Chief Operating Officer
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009
TransforMED, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians, today announced Donna Payne, FACHE, will serve as the company's chief operating officer.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and TransforMED Join with Primary Care Physician Groups in Medical Home Pilot
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and TransforMED today introduced a patient-centered medical home pilot program.

Dean Fall Learning Institute Electrifies PCMH Pilot Practices
Thursday, Oct 22, 2009
Patient panel presentation receives standing ovation

Evaluating Patient Experience Key to Improving Practice
Friday, Oct 16, 2009
Measuring and improving patient satisfaction may be the most direct route to improving your practice.

Welch Allyn Introduces New EHR Preparation and Selection Services Program
Thursday, Oct 15, 2009
Company partners with AAFP's TransforMED to offer unique service to help medical practices select an electronic health record vendor

PCMH Symposium Provided Scientific Assembly Attendees a Full Day Learning Opportunity
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009
TransforMED presented a patient centered medical home (PCMH) learning collaborative entitled "The Transformation Journey to a PCMH" to a standing room only crowd at the AAFP’s Scientific Assembly.

TransforMED Refines its Model of Care
Monday, Oct 05, 2009
Reacting to learnings from multiple Medical Home pilots and comments coming from health reform policymakers, the TransforMED model has recently been refined.

Oct 8th - Free Webinar:
Care Coordination - Care Collaboration: Helping your patient and your practice navigate the healthcare maze
Monday, Oct 05, 2009
Sign up for this free online seminar today and get a taste of the kind of immediately-useful content Delta-Exchange members have access to every single day.

"Meaningful" Progress Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange
Monday, Oct 05, 2009
Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology discusses "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHRs).

TransforMED Celebrates Patient-Centered Medical Home Successes at CareFirst Collaborative
Friday, Aug 28, 2009
Overall focus of collaborative was on care coordination and care management

TransforMED and Primary Care Practice Leaders Unite For Full Day Patient Centered Medical Home Symposium at AAFP's Scientific Assembly
Friday, Aug 14, 2009
TransforMED will host a full day symposium centered on "The Transformation Journey to a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)" at AAFP's Scientific Assembly in Boston on October 14, 2009.

TransforMED Launches First-Ever Professional Social Networking Site For Primary Care Physicians, Physician Extenders and Office Staff
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009
Delta-Exchange aims to help medical practices and residency programs transform to the patient-centered medical home model of care

TransforMED and MGMA Join Forces to Educate Primary Care Physician Leaders on Components of the Patient Centered Medical Home
Friday, Jul 24, 2009
The conference, jointly led by prominent PCMH experts from TransforMED and MGMA, will help educate physicians, administrators and practice leaders on the essential components of PCMH

P⁴ Executive Committee Members Receive Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Advocate Award
Friday, Jul 24, 2009
Three members of the P⁴ Executive committee received the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Advocate Award

TransforMED and Priority Health Conduct Learning Collaborative that Engages Practices and Advances the Medical Home Model
Friday, Jun 26, 2009
The interactive event gave the participating Priority Health primary care practices a chance to interact with colleagues from other practices, share common experiences and offer perspectives.

Independent Evaluation Team Shares Second Round of Preliminary Findings From TransforMED Medical Home National Demonstration Project
Thursday, May 28, 2009
A team of independent evaluators today released the second round ofpreliminary findings from the TransforMED medical home national demonstration project.

EthosPartners and TransforMED Form Strategic Partnership
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Alliance to Strengthen Primary Care Practices through Greater Efficiency and Increased Revenue

Initial Lessons from the First National Demonstration Project on Practice Transformation to a Patient-Centered Medical Home
Monday, May 11, 2009
Transforming a primary care practice to a patient-centered medical home is possible, but more difficult than generally appreciated, according to the first report of the independent evaluation team.

Patient-Centered Medical Home Pioneers Meet in Kansas City for Touchstone Collaborative
Thursday, May 07, 2009
The Touchstone Collaborative was a time to share, connect, collaborate, renew and re-energize, as these former National Demonstration Project participants continue their practice transformations.

Capital District Physicians Health Plan Selects TransforMED for Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot Project
Friday, May 01, 2009
Pilot program designed to transform primary care practices and payment models in the Capital District

Newly Updated Medical Home Implementation Quotient Self-assessment Tool Benchmarks and Educates Primary Care Practices for Free
Friday, May 01, 2009
The MHIQ2 self-assessment helps practices identify what components are already in place, educate staff about the the patient-centered medical home, and identify specific areas that need improvement.

TransforMED Partners With AAFP Chapters
Thursday, Apr 30, 2009
TransforMED's alliances with AAFP Chapters supports medical home initiatives at the state level and offers a variety of tools and resources to particpating Chapters.

Taconic Independent Practice Association Selects TransforMED For Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot Project
Thursday, Apr 30, 2009
The Taconic IPA patient-centered medical home model project is designed to transform 13 primary care practices and achieve NCQA level 2 certification

TransforMED Partners with Emmi Solutions to Educate Patients About the Benefits of the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2009
Emmi Solutions and TransforMED have partnered on a web-based patient education tool that will play an integral role in the transformation of primary care practices to Patient-Centered Medical Homes

TransforMED Partners with Johns Hopkins Lipitz Center
Thursday, Mar 19, 2009
TransforMED to provide resources for Medicare Medical Home Demonstration (MMHD) provider education and assistance

Register for Building the Patient-Centered Medical Home
TransforMED's STFM Spring 2009 Pre-Conference Workshop
Wednesday, Mar 18, 2009
It's not too late to sign up for TransforMED's Pre-Conference Learning Collaborative at the STFM 2009 Annual Spring Conference, April 29-May 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.

Priority Health engages TransforMED for Patient-Centered Medical Homes pilot project
Sunday, Feb 15, 2009
Priority Health has selected TransforMED to facilitate a pilot project to transform five primary care practices in the Priority Health network to Patient-Centered Medical Homes.

Commonwealth Fund's Melinda Abrams Joins TransforMED Board of Managers
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009
TransforMED today announced Melinda Abrams, assistant vice president at The Commonwealth Fund, was appointed to serve on its board of managers.

TransforMED Selected to Facilitate Kansas Family Medicine Residency Program's Adoption of Patient-Centered Medical Home Model of Primary Care
Friday, Jan 16, 2009
University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Family Medicine Residency Program at Smoky Hill once again brings excellence in health care to under-served communities in rural America.

TransforMED Practice Redesign Experts Lead the Way in Helping Primary Care Practices Become Patient-Centered Medical Homes
Thursday, Dec 18, 2008
TransforMED introduces a complete line of products and services

TransforMED’s MHIQ now offers NCQA conversion tool
Thursday, Jun 05, 2008
TransforMED's Medical Home IQ — a new, Web-based self-assessment tool for primary care practices seeking to become Medical Homes — now offers an NCQA PPC-PCMH™ conversion tool.

American Academy of Family Physicians Launches New Business Entity
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has announced, effective June 1, its $8 million practice redesign initiative, TransforMED, will become a limited liability corporation...

What's your Medical Home IQ?
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008
New TransforMED MHIQ online assessment tool benchmarks primary care practices in relation to the TransforMED Medical Home Model

TransforMED to Offer New "Medical Home IQ" Online Self-Assessment
Friday, Feb 29, 2008
Watch for TransforMED's newest Web-based self-assessment tool for primary practices seeking to transform into medical homes, coming online in mid-April.

TransforMED Transforming Primary Care in Hays
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008
Hays Family Medicine still has about 6 months to go before they complete the TransforMED program. Dr. Rajewski says, "Because of the help we're getting, we are actually making some progress."

TransforMED Medical Home Model Undergoes Significant Evolution
Wednesday, Nov 07, 2007
To encourage medical practices to get acquainted with this newest evolution of the TransforMED Medical Home Model, we've created easy-to-print PDF versions in 2 sizes perfect for office display.

Family Physicians Win iPods from TransforMED at 2007 AAFP Scientific Assembly
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007
Six family physicians won iPods from TransforMED for sharing their opinions about products and services they would find useful in helping to transform their practices to medical homes.

TransforMED Learning Collaborative Focuses on Transformation to Patient-Centered Care in a Medical Home
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007
The Autumn 2007 TransforMED Learning Collaborative for Facilitated NDP Practices emphasized the Medical Home and peer-to-peer sharing of real-world solutions emerging from the NDP.

American Innovation Attracts International Health Care Group's Attention
Friday, Oct 26, 2007
A health care team from New Zealand sees the TransforMED Medical Home as the strategic vision for a sustainable health care future.

TransforMED: Building a Gateway to Care
Monday, Oct 08, 2007
TransforMED CEO, Terry McGeeney, shared early findings from the demonstration project at the AAFP Scientific Assembly session entitled "Transforming Your Practice to a Patient-centered Medical Home."

PRIMED Part 2: The TransforMED National Demonstration Project
Saturday, Sep 01, 2007
In part two of this 3-part series, TransforMED's practice enhancement facilitators discuss practical strategies that empower practices to achieve more effective management and improve patient care.

PRIMED Part 1: TransforMED - Transforming Family Medicine Practice
Wednesday, Aug 01, 2007
In part one of this 3-part series, practice enhancement facilitator, Barbara Johnson, PhD, discusses the components of the TransforMED model, shares early insights and identifies lessons learned.

P4 Initiative Produces 'Radical' Approaches to Residency Training
Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007
Fourteen family medicine residency programs are launching "radical" approaches to training residents-- restructuring their programs to focus on comprehensive, community-based care.

TransforMED NDP Featured in Family Practice Management
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
TransforMED and the family practices participating in the National Demonstration Project are featured in an engaging and informative article in the most recent issue of Family Practice Management.

AAFP’s TransforMED and Medfusion Partner to Improve Access for Patients
Monday, Apr 02, 2007
Medfusion is providing the 36 medical practices participating in the TransforMED National Demonstration Project with Web sites featuring secure patient-physician communications.

TransforMED NDP participant appeared on NBC's "Today" show
Monday, Mar 12, 2007
TransforMED National Demonstration Project participant Dr. Richard Paris appeared on NBC's "Today" show March 12th. Click the headline to read more and see the video!

New Primary Care Initiative Targets Doctors in Training
Thursday, Feb 15, 2007
14 family medicine residency programs selected for their proposed innovations will participate in an initiative aimed at changing the way family physicians are trained to practice medicine

Commonwealth Fund Teams With America’s Family Physicians
Thursday, Dec 21, 2006
The Commonwealth Fund has awarded a grant to family medicine researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center who are working with TransforMED to test a new model of patient-centered care.

TransforMED Demonstration Project - Grants Fund Evaluation of Patient-Centered Care
Thursday, Dec 14, 2006
TransforMED's national demonstration project has received a six-figure financial boost, thanks to support from the Commonwealth Fund.

P4 Residency Demonstration: Submission deadline extended to Monday, October 16, 2006
Friday, Sep 22, 2006
Residency programs have more time to prepare and submit their proposals for innovation. The deadline for Stage 1 applications has been extended to October 16, 2006.

Revolution in Education on the Horizon
Friday, Aug 25, 2006
National Residency Training Demonstration Launches

TransforMED: Talk, Planning Turn to Action
Tuesday, Jun 13, 2006
Representatives from 18 family medicine practices converged in Kansas City, Mo., to begin delving into the TransforMED national demonstration project that could change the course of family medicine

Project Aims to Transform FPs' Training
Friday, May 19, 2006
P4 is a new project to restructure and renew family medicine residency training.

36 Practices Selected - AAFP's TransforMED Launches Project to Prove Innovative Model of Care
Wednesday, Apr 05, 2006
The AAFP launches a national demonstration project designed to test an innovative practice model that could ensure the rebirth of primary care.

Family Medicine Launches Project to Transform Primary Care
Monday, Apr 03, 2006
TransforMED announces the launch of a pilot project to test a patient-centered model of care in 36 medical practices across the nation

TransforMED Launch News Conference
Monday, Apr 03, 2006
View the archived video webcast of the news conference event.