Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative National Summit to focus on reforming health care delivery

PCPCC will also release two new white papers at Washington, DC meeting

The nation's top thought leadership and advocates for the patient centered medical home (PCMH) will convene a national meeting in Washington, DC Oct. 22 to unite around the Summit's goal to build, expand and support a fundamentally improved model for health care delivery.

As the debate surrounding health care reform nears a vote in Congress, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) will bring together policymakers, academics and medical home pioneers for the one-day event. The PCPCC is a coalition of more than 600 organizations representing the nation's business leaders, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care physicians and other health care stakeholders. The PCMH movement aims to partner every American with a primary health care provider who is responsible and accountable for ongoing care and care coordination.

Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D. Pa.) will offer the keynote address. National Economic Council Special Assistant to the President Robert Kocher, MD, will be among participants in a panel discussion of the role of the PCMH in health reform. Joining him on the panel will be Stephen Cha, professional staff majority, House Energy & Commerce Committee; Ree Sailors, program director, health division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association; and Ahaviah Glaser, American Association for Retired Persons.

Two new PCPCC publications will be introduced at the Summit. Across the nation, dozens of patient centered medical homes are already organizing or operating at the local, regional and state levels. Proof in Practice: A compilation of patient centered medical home pilot and demonstration projects reports the progress of pilots and initiatives, providing descriptions and details of how they are structured and what they are achieving. To preorder a free copy, go to>

Consumer engagement and collaboration in care are vital components for PCMH success. A Collaborative Partnership: Resources to help consumers thrive in the medical home presents resources for consumer engagement developed by the PCPCC and partner organizations, as well as industry resources and the latest data on how pilots are working to connect with consumers. To pre-order a free copy, go to>

"In just three years, the PCPCC has matured to become the driving force behind transformation of the way care is delivered to patients," said Edwina Rogers, executive director of the PCPCC. "The nationwide focus on health care brings us together to focus on the primary care provider working with the patient to offer superb access to continuous, comprehensive, coordinated care for acute needs as well as for prevention and wellness services. Advancing health care closer to that goal -- to ensure that every American has a medical home -- is the purpose of the PCPCC."