Southeast Texas Medical Associates, LLP James L. Holly, M.D. Southeast Texas Medical Associates, LLP


Medical Home - 2011 Medical Home Series Two
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Part 1 The Movie July 7, 2011
An analysis of the movie, People Will Talk, as it illustrates significant elements of Medical Home

Part II  Caution Lights July 14, 2011
A Traffic Signs which display your speed as a metaphor for Medical Home

Part III  The Baton July 21, 2011
A relay race baton as a metaphor for Medical Home

Part IV  Medical Home:  A Metaphor for Medical Practice July 28, 2011
An analysis of "Medical Home" as a metaphor for the practice of medicine, the foundation of which is health and wellness

Part V Continuity of Care August 4,  2011
The electronic medical record as the conduit of continuity and the tension between the personal healthcare provider and the healthcare team.

Part VI Care Transitions August 11, 2011
Definition, description and details of Care Transitions in the Medical Home

Part VII  Care Coordination August 18, 2011
Elements of care coordination and a description of SETMA's Department of Care Coordination and what it does

Part VIII Patient Centered: What Does that Mean? August 25, 2011
A description of the Medical Home which makes it patient-centric

Part IX Telling the Truth and Collaboration September 8, 2011
The concepts of Tom Morris' book, If Aristotle Ran General Motors. The development of a collaborative culture

Part X Quality, Coordination and Cost of Care - CMS Medical Home Feedback Report - SETMA's Performance September 22, 2011
SETMA I's results of CMS' Comparison of 312 Medical Home practices with non-Medical Home benchmarks for quality, coordination of care and cost in the care of Fee-for-Service Medicare beneficiaries 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 

Part XI Continuation of Quality, Coordination and Cost of Care - CMS Medical Home Feedback Report - SETMA’s Performance September 29, 2011
SETMA II's results of CMS’ Comparison of 312 Medical Home practices with non-Medical Home benchmarks for quality, coordination of care and cost in the care of Fee-for-Service Medicare beneficiaries 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Part XII National Quality Forum and Care Coordination October 5, 2011
Part I of an analysis of the care coordination problems identified by NQF's October, 2010, Quality Connection article entitled, "Care Coordination."  Solutions and Plan of Care are discussed

Part XIII NQF and Care Coordination Part II October 13, 2011
Part II of an analysis of the care coordination problems identified by NQF's October, 2010, Quality Connection entitled, "Care Coordination."  "Feedback Loop," dialogue and monologue discussed in relationship to a Medical home

Part XIV Medication Reconciliation: AMA, NQF, ISMP October 20, 2011
A discussion of why Medication Reconciliation is a critical part of Medical Home and how it should be done employing standards from the AMA, NQF and ISMP

Part XV The SETMA Foundation October 27, 2011
How does a private Foundation interact with a Patient-Centered Medical home

Part XVI Quality Metrics in the Medical Home November 3, 2011
A discussion of the balance between technology and personal care, Along with the providing of quality care in tension with the measurement of quality care

Part XVII SETMA’s Model of Care & Patient-Centered Medical Home November 10, 2011
The four elements of healthcare transformation, the five steps in SETMA’s model of care, the contrasting of electronic patient records and electronic patient management

Part XVIII Introduction to SETMA’s 2009, 2010 and 2011 Series of Articles on Medical Home November 17, 2011