Patient Connection Special Alert: April 21, 2009
State Grants Help Physicians Fine-tune Chronic Disease Care
The Pennsylvania Medical Society is working cooperatively with the Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform (OHCR) to advise primary care practices of grants that are available to implement the chronic care model and become patient-centered medical homes (PCMH).
Practices may apply for a one-time, $12,000 grant available through the Chronic Care/Patient-Centered Medical Home Learning Collaboratives sponsored by the OHCR.
The collaboratives focus on adults with diabetes and children with asthma, so grants are available to pediatric, family medicine, internal medicine, and general practices. Primary care practices, Federally Qualified Health Centers, community health centers, and nurse-managed centers may apply. Only one grant will be awarded to each practice or center.
Participants will transform their practices using the Wagner Chronic Care Model and may qualify to receive Level 1 PCMH certifications. Participants must attend learning sessions being held in Erie, Williamsport, and Philadelphia.
The collaboratives are part of the second phase of the Governor’s Chronic Care Initiative. By June 2009, more than 400 primary care providers will be involved in four learning collaboratives, transforming care for more than 750,000 patients.
Recipients will be notified and provided with participation agreements by May 6. Participation agreements must be signed and returned to the OHCR by May 13.
For more information, contact Greg Howe at the OHCR at (717) 705-6624 or ghowe@state.pa.us.
Last Updated: 7/8/2009