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All past issues of H2RMinutes are archived below.  Please note that some sources change or delete articles after a period of time, so a small percentage of articles may no longer link to the original source.
Issue # 56: July 21,2010 Meaningful use core requirements announced
 
Issue # 55: July 14th, 2010 New IHI chief to focus on patient centeredness and care coordination
 
Issue # 54: July 7th, 2010 Patient engagement crucial to the success health information technology
 
Issue # 53: June 30th, 2010 Medical home improvements not sustainable without money, Maryland project shows
 
Issue # 52: June 23rd, 2020 Common sense measures could save $3.6 trillion over 10 years
 
Issue # 51: June 16th, 2010: CMS Innovation Center launches in January; stakeholders see promise, raise questions
 
Issue # 50: June 9th, 2010: Employers seek wellness through medical homes and CDH  
 
Issue # 49: June 2nd, 2010: Ohio lawmakers approve medical home project  
 
Issue # 48: May 26th, 2010: Florida Medicaid reform on hold: Medical home may be an option
 
Issue #47: May 19th, 2010: FDR to take on EHR administration?
 
Issue#46: May 12th, 2010--Health care reform and nurses: Expect change
 
Issue #45: May 5th, 2010: PCMH is avenue for reinventing primary care
 
Issue #44: April 28, 2010: New Health Care Act: Promise and peril for primary care
 
Issue #43: April 21, 2010: New HHS office to oversee insurance reforms
 
Issue #42: April 14, 2010: $15.6M HIT grant to L.A. Care Health Plan
 
Issue #41: April 07, 2010: Health Affairs looks at HITECH 
 
Issue #40: March 31, 2010: Five issues to watch now that reform has passed 
 
Issue #39: March 24, 2010: Match Day 2010 sees highest-ever fill rate for family medicine
 
Issue #38: March 17, 2010: Meeting "meaningful use" standards may require re-engineering
 
Issue #37: March 10, 2010: RWJ Foundation awards $2.4M in IT grants
 
Issue # 36: March 3, 2010: Mayo and others to Congress: Enact patient-centered reform
 
Issue # 35: February 24, 2010: Study: PCMH means success for the most effective, least expensive drugs
 
Issue # 34: February 17, 2010: Kaiser grant will help create a medical home in community clinics
 
Issue # 33: February 10, 2010: ONC to assess patient perspective on EHR use
 
Issue # 32: February 3, 2010: Epperly: Reform could end the stepchild status of primary and behavioral heath   
 
Issue # 31: January 27, 2010: Can a New Health Care Bill Meet Cost Curve Goal?
 
Issue # 30: January 20, 2010: Central Florida moves ahead with regional EMR; eHI names Covich Bordenick new CEO
 
Issue # 29: January 13, 2010: PCPCC report: Prospective evaluation studies demonstrate PCMH effectiveness
 
Issue # 28 January 6, 2010: HHS unveils proposed rules for meaningful use--Government Health IT

 

Issue # 27 December 30, 2009: ONC announces training grants worth $32 million

 

Issue # 26 December 23, 2009: Stimulus funds to pay for EHRs at federal centers--Federal Computer Week

 

Issue # 25 December 16, 2009: Wellness incentive proposals raise questions--Employee Benefit News blog

 

Issue # 24 December 9, 2009: White House pushes IT as "pillar" for cost containment--Healthcare IT News

 

Issue # 23 December 2, 2009: Beyond politics: Bills include quality and value provision

 

Issue # 22 November 25, 2009:Blumenthal promises patient-centered HIT

 

Issue # 21 November 18, 2009: NCQA updates standards for PCMH recognition

 

Issue # 20 November 11, 2009: Accountable care organizations bear watching--RWJF policy brief

 

Issue # 19 November 4, 2009: IBM moves to cover all preventive care--Bloomberg.com

 

Isuue # 18 October 28, 2009: Little cost associated with greater medical home intensity--Commonwealth Fund

 

Issue # 17 October 21, 2009: Accountable care organizations may hold key to payment reform--NY Times Prescription Blog

 

Issue # 16 October 14, 2009: Team approach may transform the way we receive care--Parade

 

Issue # 15 October 7, 2009: Opinion: Academic medicine and innovation zones--Washington Post

 

Issue # 14 September 30, 2009: New York awards PCMH pilot $7 million grant--North County Gazette

 

Issue # 13 September 23, 2009: Physicians get help to become medical homes--BNET

 

Issue #12 September 16, 2009: Employer community speaks out about reform, Obama speech--Employee Benefit News

 

Issue # 11 September 9, 2009: Way we pay for chronic illness is out of kilter-- USA Today

 

Issue # 10 September 2, 2009: Group Health PCMH study yields first empirical evidence of benefits for patients and providers

 

Issue #9: August 26, 2009:Concierge model enhances access, but may drain primary care pool--Phiadelphia Inquirer

Issue #8: August 19, 2009: Study: $1.2 trillion health care dollars wasted annually--CNNMoney

Issue #7: August 12, 2009: Medical home may curb high employer health costs--Palm Beach Post

Issue #6: August 5, 2009: Federal funds boost primary care training--HHS News

Issue #5: July 29, 2009: Health care's future may already exist--CNN Money

Issue #4: July 22, 2009: AMA backs House reform bill, AHIP opposes

Issue #3: July 15, 2009: IOM places patient centered medical home on top of priority list

Issue #2: July 8, 2009: AMA on Specialist Pay Under PCMH Model

Issue #1: July 1, 2009: Medical home promises coordinated, personalized care--NYTimes