HIN Presents Medical Home "Open House" Summer Webinar Series

June 17, 2009 - PRLog -- MANASQUAN, NJ, USA --- Prospective occupants, buyers and underwriters of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model are cordially invited to an open house tour of the PCMH model of care. Sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN), the Medical Home Open House summer webinar series will present key topics in PCMH implementation --- from building payor-provider contracts for this model to engaging and educating patients in their new medical homes. Visitors to the Open House series can customize their tour to their organization's needs, choosing one or more sessions in the series.  For more information on the Open House series, please visit: http://www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgi?mhoh.

Scheduled topics to date include:

--- "Under One Roof: Integrating Primary Care & Behavioral Health in the Medical Home" on July 1, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern;

--- "Medical Home Contracting: Building a Solid Framework" on July 8, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern;

--- "Patient Engagement and Education in the Medical Home: Perspectives from Several Pilots" on 8/5/09 at 1:30 Eastern.

More topics will be added in coming weeks.

Open house participants also have the option of adding a virtual tour via on-demand, DVD and CD-ROM formats. Find out all of the sessions planned for the Medical Home Open House summer webinar series at: http://www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgi?mhoh.

NEWS FACTS:

--- Session 1: "Under One Roof: Integrating Primary Care & Behavioral Health in the Medical Home" on July 1, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. Laura Galbreath, Director of Policy and Advocacy for the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH), and Liz Reardon, president of Reardon Consulting and former Managed Care Director for Vermont Medicaid, will join current developments in the patient-centered medical home model with evidence-based approaches to integration of primary care and behavioral health.

--- Session 2: "Medical Home Contracting: Building a Solid Framework" on July 8, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. Barbara Walters, DO, MBA, Senior Medical Director, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, will share how to effectively prepare, negotiate and contract with payors for the medical home model of care. Dr. Walters will examine the core components associated with managing relationships, understanding financial models and contracting with payors to prepare organizations for a seat at the negotiating table.

--- Session 3: "Patient Engagement and Education in the Medical Home: Perspectives from Several Pilots" on 8/5/09 at 1:30 Eastern. Barbara Wall, President and CEO, Hagen Wall Consulting will draw upon her recent consulting roles with two separate medical home models used in pilots in the Northwest to describe the essential process changes that improve patient outreach and keep the patient at the center of the medical home.

--- Webinar Formats: Each 45-minute session includes a 15-minute Q&A; “On-Demand” rebroadcast available two days after the session; 45-minute training DVD or CD-ROM with printed transcript available three weeks later. Participants may add a DVD or CD to their live session registration to share with colleagues. Get complete details on the Medical Home Open House summer webinar series at: http://www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgi?mhoh.


QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:

To view Melanie Matthews's profile, please visit: http://www.hin.com/bios.html#mm.

"The patient-centered medical home model of care will no doubt come under intense scrutiny in the near future as healthcare reform efforts intensify. Our Medical Home Open House webinar series is designed to allow healthcare executives to zero in on key topics of interest to their organizations at their convenience --- without a signficant investment of time and resources."

Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.

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