Great example of CMSS specialty society and ABMS board collaboration by AAFP and abfm. Collaboration provides opportunity to align on quality and performance measurement and shared principles to bridge differences #StrongerTogether CMSS

Continuous, ongoing, long-term relationships between primary care physicians & patients lead to better patient health in a wide range of chronic diseases, & also lead to lower costs. bit.ly/3GUoIxO Annals of Family Medicine Jill Shuemaker @FMResearchplcy @denisepavletic @SolidResearchGr

Measuring the Value Functions of Primary Care: Physician-Level Continuity of Care Quality Measure is ready for adoption American Board of Family Medicine The Center for Professionalism and Value @FMresearchplcy Andrew Bazemore annfammed.org/content/20/6/5…

NQF3617 Continuity of Care Measure is ready for use in Primary Care quality programs and improvement activities!

Researchers present the results of rigorous testing req'd for National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsement of a new continuity of care clinical quality measure from @theABFM. In short, the measure met validity and reliability reqs for implementation. bit.ly/3UhkbIW

Thanks Healio! The National Association of ACOS CMS Innovation Center AHIP National Quality Forum (NQF) AAFP ACP #MTM #PrimaryCare #CareContinuity Study validates Continuity of Care clinical measure healio.com/news/primary-c…

In their new Forefront article, @FMresearchplcy + Rebecca Etz from American Board of Family Medicine The Center for Professionalism and Value, + @GreenCenterOrg discuss proposed measures from CMS in Universal Foundation fall on primary care to collect + improve, + don't align with functions of primary care. bit.ly/40ZVqo0

CMS’s Universal Foundation Measures are Not Universally Good for Primary Care bit.ly/42vZ0r5 @CMSgov CMS Innovation Center NASEM Health @FMResearchplcy Health Affairs HHS.gov

Trust in primary care clinicians is essential for effective patient care and is associated with better health outcomes, but it is rarely assessed. bit.ly/42rnz8R Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly @FMresearchplcy Jill Shuemaker

An ongoing, trusting relationship between clinicians and patients has shown demonstrable value to primary care. However, there is currently no measure of trust in general use. bit.ly/42rnz8R @FMresearchplcy Jill Shuemaker Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly

In a new Milbank Quarterly study, Zachary Merenstein, Jill Shuemaker, and Robert L. Phillips discuss creating measures of trust for general use in primary care: buff.ly/41Ji6Jn CC The Center for Professionalism and Value

Too often neglected in an increasingly fragmented healthcare delivery systems, evidence showing the benefits of interpersonal continuity of primary care on costs and use remain consistent over the past 20 years: annfammed.org/content/21/3/2…

Payers should adopt ABFM's Continuity of Care quality measure! AHIP NCQA Battelle Q&A: Continuity of primary care lowers health costs healio.com/news/primary-c…

Health Care payers should adopt the Continuity of Care Quality measure for Primary Care #Continuity #PrimaryCare Q&A: ABFM develops quality measure to assess continuity of care healio.com/news/primary-c…

CQMC has adopted better measures for Primary Care. Payers should adopt them too. #ContinuityofCare #PersonCenteredPrimaryCareMeasure #MeasuresThatMatter

Congratulations American Board of Family Medicine, The Center for Professionalism and Value and #PrimaryCarePhysicians for Continuity of Care quality measure is included in the Core Quality Measures Collaborative (CQMC) core set for the Accountable Care Organizations/Patient Centered Medical Homes/PC specialty! p4qm.org/articles/cqmc-…

Dr. Bob Phillips talks Meaningful measures for Primary Care - Continuity of Care is vital to patient outcomes, physician wellbeing and health care costs. @FMresearchplcy @CMMI @CCSQ #PrimaryCare #Continuity #MeasuresThatMatter

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Jill Shuemaker was just named a Fellow Member of HIMSS! The FHIMSS designation from the HIMSS Board of Directors is in recognition of her service, professional participation, job experience, publications, and presentations. Congratulations Jill Shuemaker!

So proud of our Team! Continuity of care with a primary care physician provides personalized, comprehensive healthcare that evolves with your unique medical needs over time. American Board of Family Medicine The Center for Professionalism and Value Covered California CalPERS #ContinuityofCare #PrimaryCare linkedin.com/posts/jill-shu…