Primary Care Physicians Could Implement Medical Home Model for $250,000

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News Primary care physicians could implement a Medical Home program for a one-time investment of $100,000; ongoing annual expenses of the program would be about $150,000. To offset the investment and ongoing costs of a Medical Home program, primary care physicians would need to revamp their practice operations and streamline processes to focus on coordination of care and patient adherence to treatment plans, rather than patient visits. If a physician had 1,000 patients needing care coordination, a $150 cost reduction per patient per month is required for the . . .