title: UNC Health Systems and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina patient-centered medical home collaborative.
abstract: UNC Health Systems and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina have entered into a joint venture that is designed to improve patient outcomes and experience and to control medical costs for patients with chronic conditions. This commentary reviews the impetus for, and the anticipated outcomes of, the model practice.
authors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, PO Box 2291, Durham, NC 27702, USA. don.bradley@bcbsnc.com
authors: Don
authors: D
authors: Bradley
authors: David R
authors: DR
authors: Rubinow
mesh_terms: D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003363:Cost Control; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009657:North Carolina; D009862:Online Systems; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014495:Universities