In this course, you are expected to write a 7-8 page research paper describing components of strategic change. You will base this paper on the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, a key component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Paper Expectations:
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act created the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative, a multi-payer initiative fostering collaboration between public and private health care payers to strengthen primary care. Medicare will work with commercial and State health insurance plans and offer bonus payments to primary care doctors who better coordinate care for their patients. Primary care practices that choose to participate in this initiative will be given resources to better coordinate primary care for their Medicare patients. There are 500 primary care practices participating in the CPC initiative. This represents 2,144 providers serving an estimated 313,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
Visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid website. Please choose a primary care practice in a geographic area of your choice. Please write a double-spaced 7-8 page essay style paper responding comprehensively to the points listed below.
http://innovation.cms.gov/
This paper draws on cumulative knowledge attained to date in this course. You must cite your readings and at least 5 articles . All references should be formatted in APA 6 style.
•Explain the history of patient centered medical homes and describe how that history has evolved to what is in place today.
•Explain the strategic reasons for a primary care practice to pursue the development of a patient centered medical home. Think about what might be revealed in internal and external analyses.
•Describe the implementation strategies that you would utilize.
•Describe at least three potential assets and barriers to implementation. Discuss what you would do overcome barriers you have identified