Below are two new Benefit Redesign Center documents:

Promoting Health, Preventing Disease, and Reducing Cost (PDF)

Taking Action (PDF)

Guide provides supporting research, action steps, contracting language and sample RFI language for employers/purchasers

Washington, DC July 16, 2008 Today the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), a coalition representing the country's national business leaders, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care physicians and other health care stakeholders, released its Purchaser Guide to the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The Purchaser Guide is a handbook for understanding the medical home model and taking action to advance its implementation.

The PCPCC is organized and financed to provide better outcomes for patients, more efficient payment to physicians and better value, accountability and transparency to purchasers and consumers. Studies of the PCMH model show that it improves patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. It also lowers health care costs by improving care coordination and communication between primary care physicians and their patients.

Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative releases new guidelines for health care purchasers
Framework includes sample RFI language, advantages of buying care that reflects patient centered medical home concept