Patient Centered Medical Home Model
September 18, 2008

SPEAKER:
Jaan Sidorov, M.D.
Medical Director, Care Coordination
Geisinger Health Plan

WEBINAR OVERVIEW:
No discussion on health care reform is complete without mention of the "Patient Centered Medical Home" (PCMH). In this presentation, Dr. Sidorov will describe the history behind the PCMH, its possible role in reviving primary care, the involvement of the National Committee for Quality Assurance and the status of several of the pilot programs currently underway across the country.

In addition, this presentation also critically examines some of the shortcomings of the PCMH and reviews possible future directions including integration with disease management, pay for performance, emerging electronic record systems and health insurance benefit designs.

Learning Objectives:

•    The key features of the NCQA PCC-PCMH Recognition Program
•    Three important features that are still unknown about the PCMH
•    Important areas of overlap of the PCMH and disease management
•    Possible future combined versions of the PCMH and disease management
•    The role of organized medicine groups and employers in advancing the PCMH

About the Speaker:

Jaan Sidorov, M.D. is the Medical Director of the Care Coordination Department at Geisinger Health Plan, and is also a practicing primary care internist with an office located in the Department of General Internal Medicine in the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Penn.

Dr. Sidorov previously served as a chief resident, at Reading (Penn.) Hospital. He has numerous publications of original research, and has also presented his findings in workshops and presentations at local and national research meetings.

He received his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, and did his internship and residency at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, N.H. Dr. Sidorov also has a master’s degree in Health Services Administration from Marywood University in Scranton, Penn.

He received additional training in health services research through the Faculty Development Fellowship of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and in managed care through the American Association of Health Plans certified managed care executive program. His interests include physician education, health services research, and disease state management.

Recording:  $259