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'Marked departure' in Medicare practice of paying physicians in Geriatric Care Improvement Act

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  • Patients and families participate in quality improvement activities at the practice level.

The patient-centered medical home can improve the quality of care provided to any Medicare beneficiary, but is particularly suited to providing continuous, longitudinal, integrated and coordinated care for patients with multiple chronic diseases and/or dementia.


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Contact: David Kinsman
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American College of Physicians
9-May-2007


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