Health Insurers to Make Major Investment in Primary Care, Patients and Physicians ...(the job satisfaction of primary care phy...),Health

Date:3/16/2009

the job satisfaction of primary care physicians and to make their incomes more competitive with other physician specialists. The goal is to encourage more medical residents to go into primary care, better serving the needs of Rochester-area patients.

What is a Medical Home?

This is the first medical home initiative to be started in Rochester, but medical homes have been growing in popularity nationally. In a medical home, physicians acquire new resources, such as the help of a new care manager, to coordinate all of their patients' health care needs as a way to maximize patients' health care throughout their lifetime.

Studies have shown that medical homes can help patients have better health and reduced mortality. Patients with chronic health conditions taken care of in medical home programs are more likely to comply with physician orders and have fewer preventable hospital admissions.

"What excites me the most about the medical home initiative is the promise of physicians returning to the joy of practicing medicine," said Joseph DiPoala Jr., M.D., of Ridgeview Internal Medicine in Irondequoit, who serves on the initiative's advisory board. "Physicians will be able to focus more on the cognitive aspects of patient care, delegating some of the nonclinical work to their staff. There is good evidence that patients' quality of life will be significantly improved as a result."

Creating a Medical Home in Rochester

Up to 20 physicians who already use electronic medical records will be accepted into the initiative. They will receive a grant to cover their startup costs and funds to cover the cost of a care manager. Physicians will also be eligible to receive enhanced reimbursements.

Eligible physicians should also have a minimum of 800 adult Excellus BCBS patients and a minimum of 400 adult MVP Health Care/Preferred Care patients, among other numerou
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