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