title: Of primary importance. Primary-care physicians seek to legitimize the 'medical home' concept to improve quality, costs--but will insurers buy it?
abstract: As primary-care physicians seek to promote the cause of establishing a "medical home" for patients, many questions still remain over how the system would work, and how payments would be structured. "This is not going to be sustainable unless it's linked to reimbursement," says Greg Pawlson, left, executive vice president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
authors.forename: Andis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robeznieks
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003363:Cost Control; D006801:Humans; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States