Genre: Promotion

Publications and Workbooks by TransforMED TransforMED Centers of Excellence Consultants are sharing their learnings on how to transform a practice into a high-performing patient-centered medical home by partnering with MGMA to publish a Transformation Series of workbooks . The workbooks provide practices concise , step-by-step information on relevant topics in health care delivery and will be instrumental in ensuring success for your practice . The TransforMED Patient-Centered Model provides the background for the workbook series ; instrumental in ensuring success for the practice as conditions in primary care continue to shift . Authored by TransforMED facilitators and published by MGMA , a total of 19 workbooks in the Transformation Series are planned . The Transformation Series Determining the scope of change for a practice before implementing the patient-centered medical home ( PCMH ) model is a challenge for physicians and practice leaders . This workbook provides a review of the key elements – including the core elements of leadership , teamwork , communication , and change planning – that will impact a practice whose leaders are considering the PCMH model . Practice leaders can use the strategic and operational information and planning tools in this workbook to prepare the practice for effective , lasting change . In the PCMH model , primary care practices guide and advise their patients beyond the practice setting , often through cooperative alliances and structured relationships . Care coordination expands the definition of team to include all providers , locations and resources necessary to meet the patient's health care needs – specialists , hospital facilities , home health facilities , pharmacists , social workers – any health care entity that affects the patient's health care . Effective care coordination provides for an understanding of each team memberâs role and responsibility at the time of the patient interaction and a clearly defined flow of accurate information between team members . The new medical home health care paradigm means that primary care physician must implement systems and transform workflows to proactively manage their patient population instead of simply " reacting " to those who enter the practice for episodic care . Making this change requires a shift from incremental clinical changes to practice-wide reorganization . This handbook walks you through the practical changes your team will need to make to ensure success . " Access " is a critical factor in the transformation to the patient-centered medical home and is key to successful population management . Â It can be a difficult subject to navigate – encompassing strategies as widely-divergent as same-day appointments to group visits to drop-in visits . This workbook simplifies the decision making and provides tips to successfully implementing elements of patient-centered access in your practice . TransforMED Facilitator , 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 . This newest addition to the Fast Facts series provides a concise and detailed introduction to the medical office as well as tips for maximizing the nurse's role . Students and nurses new to the field will find the information contained in this short volume essential , as they start an exciting career as a medical office nurse . Using the abridged Fast Facts style , the book examines important topics such as the relationship with the physician , salary , reimbursement , administering medication , and the medical home . The book additionally discusses the use of technology and its impact on the patient's health across the continuum . The author also clears up many of the misconceptions of medical office nursing , emphasizing the importance and rapidly expanding role of the medical office nurse . Why I wrote this book Direct observation of the powerful impact of the proper training and development of new supervisors in medical practices prompted TransforMED PEF Sheila Richmeier to write her newest hands-on guide . Too often , says Richmeier , an employee is " placed in a supervisory position even though they lack meaningful supervisory experience – and as if by magic they are supposed to know how to do this critical job . "