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-- Kevin Taylor, M.D., chief medical officer, St. Joseph Mercy Medical

Group, Ypsilanti, will discuss a care delivery model for patients with

chronic disease as part of a medical home.

-- Mary Ellen Benzik, M.D., medical director, Integrated Health Partners,

Battle Creek, will discuss the collaborative learning approach and

patient-centered medical homes.

-- Paul Ponstein, D.O., medical director, Westshore Health Network,

Muskegon, will discuss patient registries and how they support the

patient-centered medical home.

-- David Blair, M.D., medical director, Advantage Health, Grand Rapids,

will discuss the advantages of population-based care as related to the

patient-centered medical home.

To check whether space remains available at the Patient-Centered Medical Home Forum, health care professionals may phone 313-225-5910.

The June 4 forum is the seventh in a series on emerging health care issues hosted by the Blues since 2002 to foster sharing of best practices. Past public forums focused on primary care, emergency care, computerized tomography angiography (heart scans), virtual colonoscopy, nasal vaccines for influenza and digital mammography.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit organization, provides and administers health benefits to 4.7 million members residing in Michigan in addition to members of Michigan-headquartered groups who reside outside the state. The company offers a broad variety of plans including: Traditional Blue Cross Blue Shield; Blue Preferred, Community Blue and Healthy Blue Incentives PPOs; Blue Care Network HMO; BCN Healthy Blue Living; Flexible Blue plans compatible with health savings accounts; Medicare Advantage; Part D Prescription Drug plans, and MyBlue products in the under-age-65 individual market. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are
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