Making Primary Care Primary at Centura: CMMI’s Vision for Healthcare Innovation, Part III

Tamra Lavengood, RN, BSN, MSN, Coordinator for Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Mercy Family Medicine  and Steve Lavengood, MD, CPC+ Medical Director, Mercy Family Medicine, Centura Health Physician Group.  With the advent of the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative (CPCI) that began in October 2012, CMMI has continued incentivizing primary care practices to move away from fee for service and focus on value.  Mercy Family Medicine in Durango, Colorado, has been involved since the beginning, and is currently in CPC+.  With this alternative payment model, CMMI’s vision is making a difference. Mercy Primary Care is changing the care delivery model and realizing the return on investment with Complex Care Management, Care Coordination, and Integrated Behavioral Healthcare, and Tamra and Steve share their insights and lessons learned from this transition.

Part I was held on September 15, 2016, and Part II took place on August 21, 2018.