New Models for Care Delivery

On the Issue In Rough Times, Student Clinics Do Their Part—AAMC Reporter, July 2009 Open for Business: Health Systems Explore Retail Clinics—AAMC Reporter, Sept. 2008 GME Innovations: In Redesigned Programs, Residents Prioritize Patients' Needs—AAMC Reporter, Sept. 2008 (AAMC Login required) A Community Approach to Resident Training and Patient Care—AAMC Reporter, May 2008 Medical Home Concept Gains Momentum—AAMC Reporter, March 2008 Related Patient Care Home Medicaid GME Medicare Inpatient PPS Medicare Outpatient PPS Contact Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D. agrover@aamc.org

The AAMC is working with its member institutions—teaching hospitals, faculty practice plans, and medical schools alike—to formulate a more patient-centered health care delivery model.

AAMC Discusses Primary Care on NPR

Chief Advocacy Officer Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D., was a guest on National Public Radio's Diane Rehm Show, July 1. The discussion focused on the role of primary care doctors in the nation's health care system, and efforts to address shortages of these physicians. Also joining the discussion were Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., Murdock head professor of medicine and health policy, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, and Walker Ray, M.D., vice president, Physicians' Foundation. Listen to "Primary Care Doctors".

2008 Annual Meeting Focus Session

Stopping Medical "Homelessness": Academic Health Centers' Role in the Medical Home
The AAMC medical home position statement was the foundation for this focus session, which explored medical home creation in private business and in academia.

Speakers:
Paul Grundy, M.D., M.P.H., Director of Healthcare Technology, IBM, and Chairman of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC)
J. Lloyd Michener, M.D., Duke University School of Medicine

Moderator:
Steven Altschuler, M.D., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Recommended Reading

Principles for U.S. Health Care Reform: A Guide for Policy Makers (PDF) The U.S. health care system faces a crisis of access, cost, and quality that must be addressed now. The AAMC and its members believe that ensuring access to safe, high-quality, appropriate, and affordable patient-centered health care is, and should continue to be, the focal point of all health care reform discussions. AAMC members, who provide over one-fifth of the nation's clinical care, provide six health care reform principles for policy makers and a commitment achieving positive changes in the health care system.

The Medical Home: AAMC Position Statement (PDF)
The "medical home" model of health care emphasizes an ongoing relationship between care provider and patient, including around-the-clock access to consultation, respect for a patient's cultural and religious beliefs, and comprehensive coordination of a patient's care among providers and community services. The AAMC's March 2008 position statement was developed and proposed by the Advisory Panel on Health Care and approved by the association's Executive Council.

Combating Medical Homelessness: What Is the Role for Academic Medicine?
Proponents of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) say it will improve care, the patient experience, and the trajectory of health care spending. Despite wide support, disagreement remains as to how PCMHs should be defined and implemented. This October 2008 panel discussion explores the from the perspective of academic medical centers, which are on the front lines of developing the medical home and training staff. Sponsored by the AAMC and the Urban Institute.