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Article: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Join Primary Care Physician Groups, National Employers and Consumer Groups to Explore New Approach to Patient Care
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- October 16, 2007
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Paul Cholette of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association,
+1-312-297-5954, paul.cholette@bcbsa.com
CHICAGO
, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Blue
Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and participating Blue
Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies have joined with four major
U.S. physician groups, national employers and national consumer
groups to examine a patient care model that places the patient and
primary care practice at the center of care.
Known as the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), the initiative
is supported by the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative
(PCPCC), an alliance of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(AAFP), the ...