decisionhealth Newsletters, Coder Pink Sheets - 2009 Issue 4 (April)
Future legislation may tie HIT with ‘medical home’
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Article Overview
This article reviews policy discussion around healthcare reform, focusing on the relationship between health information technology and the medical home concept in primary care. It is relevant to readers following federal legislation, practice transformation, and the role of electronic records in coordinated care. The article also references the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, prevention and wellness funding, and perspectives from primary care leadership.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers understand how federal policy trends may influence primary care delivery models, health IT adoption, and future reform efforts.
What You Will Learn
- How health information technology is being discussed in relation to the medical home model
- Why primary care leaders see electronic records as important to practice transformation
- How federal legislation and prevention funding are framed in the article
- What broader policy themes are expected to shape future healthcare reform
Who Should Read This
- Primary care physicians
- Family medicine practices
- Health information technology stakeholders
- Medical practice administrators
- Healthcare policy readers
- Coding and reimbursement professionals
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