Industry Bulletins | May 16, 2018
NCQA & Medical Home Network Announce Joint Project Funded By Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and Medical Home Network (MHN) recently announced they are partnering to conduct a joint research project to study the effects of connections between patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) and community-based organizations (CBOs). Financial support for the study is being provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Systems for Action National Program Office.
Much of the study’s premise is based around the findings of previous studies, which demonstrated that social risk factors—such as homelessness and food insecurity—negatively impact health, and that eradicating them will improve the health of . . .