Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Reception

 On June 11, 2012, The Medical Society of Delaware and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware hosted a reception for multiple stakeholders in the health care community to celebrate the launch of Delaware’s first patient centered medical home (PCMH) pilot. The pilot, called

Patients First in the First State

(often referred to as “Patients First”), launched in May.

Randeep Kahlon, MD- MSD President, Congressman John Carney, Tim Constantine- CEO of BCBSD, and Mark Meister of MSD

PCMH Reception June 2012

PCMH Reception June 11, 2012

Dr. Randeep Kahlon, President of MSD, opening remarks

Tim Constantine, President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware addresses audience

Congressman John Carney speaks about the need for health care reform and support of this pilot .

Dr. James Gill and Dr. Patt Panzer

Mark Meister, MSD, pictured with Delaware's Insurance Commissioner, the Honorable Karen Weldin-Stewart

Mark Thompson, Medical Society of Delaware with Bettina Riveros, Chair, Delaware Health Care Commission and Adviser to Governor Jack Markell

Darelle Riabov and Bill Kirk from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware

Aprile Slensby and Lori Ann Rhoads, Medical Society of Delaware and PCMH Management Team

Dr. Ed Sobel, Dr. John O'Neill and Dr. Omar Khan

MSD Staff, Aprile Slensby, Maria Miller, Mary LaJudice , pictured with Dr. Nicholas Biasotto

Bobbie Deck (BCBSD), Nancy Yates and Debbie Craft (Beebe Hospital)

Debbie Sweeney, Karen Stover and Bobbie Deck from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware

Tim Constantine, BCBSD; Debbie Craft, Beebe Hospital and Karen Stover, BCBSD