<nobr>May 10, 2007</nobr>

ERIC Announces Release of Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Principles

In conjunction with members of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), ERIC today announced the release of the group's joint principles in a statement submitted for the record of a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health hearing on options to improve quality and efficiency among Medicare physicians. ERIC has joined with other groups to advance the concept that the Patient Centered Medical Home is the best way to provide and pay for healthcare. ERIC has been working to build the Collaborative since October 2006, and will continue to reach out to major employers, trade associations, physician, hospital and quality organizations, consumer groups, and other stakeholders.

The Patient Centered Medical Home would provide for improved access to care, better engagement of patients in managing their care, superior clinical information systems, and improved accountability. Patients would have easier access to appointments, e-mail and telephone consultations. Physicians would have streamlined access to lab and test results, specialist care would be coordinated, and patients would have accurate, standardized information about physicians to help them choose a practice that will meet their needs. The Collaborative also has agreed that it is essential to support a better model of compensating physicians by designing a new reimbursement model that properly supports the medical home concept.

In addition to ERIC, current members of the Collaborative include: American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Health Quality Association, American Osteopathic Association, Bridges to Excellence, National Association of Community Health Centers, The Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Exelon Corporation, General Motors, HR Policy Association, IBM, National Business Group on Health, Walgreens Health Initiatives, and Wyeth.

If you would like to join the Collaborative, please approve the below principle statement and notify by e-mail either Edwina Rogers (erogers@eric.org) or James Gelfand (jgelfand@eric.org).
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Principles Statement

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