It is with great pride and pleasure that I write this note of tremendous thanks to my team at HealthTeamworks^®.  HeathTeamworks^® has helped me and my staff provide new levels of quality patient-centered and patient-friendly medical care.

HealthTeamWorks^® attended the 8th Annual National Medical Home Summit last week in Washington, D.C. Co-hosted by the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, the conference offered a look at how advanced medical homes fit into new value-based care delivery models and spurred discussion around how it all works, what we are learning from research, what outcomes are being seen, and what issues and challenges lie ahead.

Last week, the Colorado Family Medicine residency project held its biannual learning collaborative. A partnership between HealthTeamWorks^®, Colorado Association of Family Medicine Residencies (CAFMR), and the University of Colorado Department of Family Medicine, the event content was developed by the CAFMR QI workgroup. The workgroup includes members from 11 residency practices.

What we’re experiencing in our country today with regard to healthcare delivery system redesign and payment reform is unprecedented. Last week, The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) program, its largest-ever initiative to transform and improve how primary care is delivered and paid for in America. CPC+ is the next phase of the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative that has been underway for nearly three years.

A new report released last week assesses the two-year results of the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) Initiative and shows that practices are getting better at assessing their patients’ risk of future health problems and delivered more proactive care to high-risk patients to reduce preventable readmissions and improve self-care and medication management.

In Q2 2014, HealthTeamWorks^®’ client Colorado Spring Health Partners (CSHP) – Roundtree opened a new urgent care facility co-located with their existing primary care to address rising rates of ED usage.