What's New

What's New at TransforMED

TransforMED, Welch Allyn Partner to Offer EHR Selection Program

The AAFP's TransforMED and medical diagnostic equipment manufacturer Welch Allyn recently announced the launch of Welch Allyn's first professional consulting program, dubbed EHR Preparation and Selection Services. The program is designed to help physicians prepare for, evaluate and select the most appropriate electronic health record, or EHR, for their practices. Read more at AAFP News Now »

TransforMED members save $100 on the purchase of Welch Allyn's Prep Select program. »

Join Delta-Exchange: TransforMED's new collaborative network for practice transformation

Delta-Exchange is an easy-to-use, private, online collaborative Web site where primary care practices can collaborate on projects, discuss issues, challenges and successes, ask questions, share practical knowledge and experiences — and work together to maintain the momentum for transformation to a patient-centered medical home.

The $30-per-month member fee includes access to useful PCMH resources and practical Web 2.0 tools »

Aug 11, 2009 - AAFP News Now (ANN)
TransforMED Launches Interactive Physician Networking Site

"We listened to physicians across the country, and this is what they said they wanted -- a solution that is cheap, doesn't require a long-term commitment and lets practices 'dip a toe in the water' to get a feel for practice transformation," said McGeeney."

Read the story at AAFP News Now »

New evidence of the value of facilitation

The Robert Graham Center has released a new one-pager entitled "The Effect of Facilitation in Fostering Practice" by Carlos Roberto Jaén MD PhD, et al. The report summarizes the researchers' findings that "Working with facilitation agents measurably improves the ability of motivated primary care practices to move towards improved models of care." Read the report »

Find out about TransforMED's facilitation services »

MGMA AND TRANSFORMED JOIN FORCES TO MAKE PCMH A REALITY

National Conference on the Patient Centered Medical Home

MGMA Publishes New Book by TransforMED Facilitator

TransforMED and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) have joined forces to educate primary care physician leaders on the components of the patient centered medical home via a seminar November 12-14, 2009 in Ft. Worth, Texas. Learn more »

Gain the knowledge and insight you need to implement PCMH within your practice — and get a team discount! Register now »

Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, CMPE has written a new book entitled Leading Your Clinical Team: A Comprehensive Guide to Optimizing Productivity and Quality. Practice managers will find the information in this book to be a solid overview as well as a resource for ongoing solutions.

Visit the MGMA Web site to find out more and purchase Ms. Richmeier's practice management book. Click here »

New PCMH online resources from AAFP

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has launched a new section of its Web site geared towards the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). This new "mini-site" was created by the AAFP to make family physicians' transition to the medical home as smooth as possible.

NEW FROM THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION TEAM

Preliminary Answers to Policy-Relevant Questions
From the Early Analyses of the Independent Evaluation Team of the National Demonstration Project of TransforMED

Is it easier for practices to provide chronic disease management if they have a self-populating disease registry integrated within the EMR?
What has been the experience of rural practices trying to implement an EMR and related technology?
What are the primary challenges facing medical practices as they implement EMR and other forms of HIT?
Is implementing HIT enough to transform a PC practice into a medical home?
What type of support/resources, if any, do practices need as they attempt to make transformative changes?

Read on for preliminary answers to these questions and more »

PATIENT EDUCATION TOOLS FOR PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES

TransforMED Partners with Emmi Solutions to Educate Patients About the Benefits of the Patient-Centered Medical Home

INTRODUCTION TO THE PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME

Emmi Solutions, TransforMED and the PCPCC have partnered to create a web-based patient education tool designed to play an integral role in the transformation of primary care practices to Patient-Centered Medical Homes.

The result is an engaging and education multimedia experience that helps patients understand the Patient-Centered Medical Home and their important role in the collaborative health and wellness relationship with their primary care practice. Click here to find out more »

Put this exciting patient education tool on your website for FREE by clicking the "Download it" button, above.

NEW: Products and Services for Practices

TransforMED is how...
Primary Care Practices become Patient-Centered Medical Homes

TransforMED brings value to Primary Care through a strategic transformation process combined with an integrated suite of practice transformation products and services— all derived from our experiences facilitating the NDP and designed to create a framework, a common language and an opportunity for practices to become Patient-Centered Medical Homes:

• Delta-Exchange collaborative network
• Medical Home Facilitation
• Baseline Practice Assessment
• Practice Retreat

Which approach is right for your practice?

AAFP Patient-Centered Medical Home video highlights
TransforMED pilot project physicians and patients

Flash movie OR Windows movie

Be a part of the positive change in primary practice!
The AAFP has produced a powerful video featuring TransforMED's National Demonstration Project participant physicians — and their patients — sharing their views on how the Patient-Centered Medical Home has positively transformed their primary care experiences.

You can make transform your practice! Find out how »