Aetna & Partners In Care Piloting ‘Patient-Centered Medical Home’

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News In November 2008, Aetna and Partners In Care Corporation (PIC) announced plans to pilot a “Patient-Centered Medical Home” with New Jersey-based primary care physicians (PCPs). The medical home model emphasizes the role of the PCP in managing and coordinating patient care across a range of care providers, including specialists and hospitals. The Partners In Care PCPs, assisted by the PIC Care Coordination Entity, will be reimbursed for extra services provided to coordinate care for patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. The goal is to improve . . .