Statement attributable to:
Omar T. Atiq, MD, F바카라 사리트
President, 바카라 사리트
WASHINGTON June 9, 2023 – The American College of Physicians (바카라 사리트) applauds the announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of a new primary care delivery model that will be tested in eight states. The Making Care Primary Model is designed to improve care coordination and care management and incorporates some of the key elements that 바카라 사리트 proposed in the that we submitted for consideration to CMS’s Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee.
A well-functioning primary care system is vital to the performance of our overall health care system. Increasing access to primary care medicine is proven to improve health outcomes and lower costs. The new model from CMS has the potential to make progress in solving one of the persistent problems in managing a patient’s care, coordinating across specialties. 바카라 사리트 has called attention to role of primary care physicians in managing patients’ overall health, and how a lack of care coordination between primary care physicians and other specialists can lead to fragmented care and increase the risk of poor outcomes. In a paper published last year, , 바카라 사리트 offered recommendations for improving this communication and coordination. The Making Care Primary model aligns with our recommendations and is structured to facilitate and promote care coordination between primary care physicians and other specialists.
We look forward to seeing additional details from CMS and hope that the support provided through this model will enable primary care practices to ensure that these innovations in care delivery are able to realize their potential. Innovations in care delivery, like the ones included in this model, are critical to ensuring the health of our primary care system and delivering high-quality, effective care to our patients.
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About the American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States with members in more than 145 countries worldwide. 바카라 사리트 membership includes 160,000 internal medicine physicians, related subspecialists, and medical students. Internal medicine physicians are specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Follow 바카라 사리트 on , and .