Health Care Homes Incentives and Payments
Value Based Programs

• HCH and IHP brief overview (PDF)
• DHS Partners and providers IHP webpage

• Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians ACO webpage
• CMS Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): General Information
• Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. ACO webpage

• CMS.gov webpage

A number of studies provide evidence that implementation of a patient centered medical home (PCMH) model such as Health Care Homes strengthens a clinic's ability to successfully participate in value based payment arrangements.

• Advanced Primary Care: A Key Contributor to Successful ACOs (PDF) [PCC website]
• The Roles of Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Accountable Care Organizations in Coordinating Patient Care (PDF) Meyers D, Peikes D, Genevro J, Peterson Greg, Taylor EF, Tim Lake T, Smith K ,Grumbach K. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2010. [AHRQ PCMH website]
• Measuring the Cost Implications of the Collaborative Accountable Care Initiative in Texas Vivian Ho, PhD; Timothy K. Allen, PhD; Urie Kim, BBA; William P. Keenan, BA; Meei-Hsiang Ku-Goto, MA; and Mark Sanderson, PhD. American Journal of Managed Care. September 2016. [AJMC website]