APhA ENGAGE

Medical Home/ACO SIG Community

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Mission

The mission of the Medical Home/ACO SIG is to facilitate a network of practitioners, administrators, and educators who share an interest in the development, implementation, and dissemination of information regarding new models for patient care, specifically the patient-centered medical home and accountable care organizations (ACOs).

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Purpose

The Medical Home/ACO SIG aims to provide a professional community of pharmacists who are involved in all aspects of patient-centered care, from the provision of care through the medical home to administration and payment of that care in the ACO model. This may include those who are developing medical home/ACO related pharmacy services, teaching students and/or residents about medical home and ACOs, investigating reimbursement opportunities and performing research within a medical home/ACO.

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• SIG Coordinator: Morgan Stewart 
• SIG Coordinator-elect: Hindu Rao 

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APhA-APPM Medical Home ACO SIG 2023-24 Committees

• Education & Resources Committee

  Chair(s): Sarah Aldrich Renner
  Co-Chair: Saba Syed

• Facilitate education and communication about medical homes and accountable care organizations to members through webinars and APhA ENGAGE posts.  
• Create and maintain/update educational resources aimed at advancing practice in medical homes and accountable care organizations. 

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Call for Committee Leaders and Members

Visit our Volunteer page to review available member volunteer opportunities and to submit an application for consideration.

Questions? Contact the SIG Coordinator

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News and Highlights

Learn the Lingo

With the shift toward value-based payment models, pharmacists are seizing new opportunities to improve patient care in medical homes, accountable care organizations, and other innovative care models. This resource includes acronyms and terminology commonly used when practicing in or discussing innovative practice models. Each term includes a short description and references so you can further your practice in a value-based care world. This is the first of multiple volumes that will be published by the Medical Home/ACO SIG.

ACOs/Medical Homes:  Access APhA’s case studies resource on the successful integration of pharmacists in accountable care organizations (ACOs) and medical home models

 

Member-only webinar: Innovations in Ambulatory Care Billing (recording may be accessed via SIG Engage Library)

Date Recorded: October 17, 2022 

Description: This townhall focused on innovative payment models and contracting for pharmacists’ services within the University of Michigan Medical Group.

Speakers:
Alicia Majcher, MHSA, Administrative Director of Care Management
Hae MI Choe, Associate Chief Clinical Officer for Quality and Care Innovations.