Patient-centered medical homes: observable types derived from national recognition assessment scores.

TitlePatient-centered medical homes: observable types derived from national recognition assessment scores.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsVest JR, Kern LM, Jung H-Y, Ancker JS, Richardson JE, Silver MD, Kaushal R
Corporate AuthorsHITEC Investigators
JournalJ Ambul Care Manage
Volume38
Issue2
Pagination144-52
Date Published2015 Apr-Jun
ISSN1550-3267
KeywordsCluster Analysis, Humans, Models, Organizational, New York, Patient-Centered Care, Primary Health Care
Abstract

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a strategy to transform primary care delivery organizations. However, PCMHs take on many forms and can "look different." To better understand the activities of organizations undertaking this strategy, we sought to identify discernible PCMH types using cluster analyses. From a sample of level 3 National Committee for Quality Assurance PCMHs, We extracted 3 types of PCMHs: information-focused, efficiency-focused, and high-scoring. Our findings confirm that the PCMH is not a uniform intervention. Characterizing PCMHs with particular areas of focus has implications for understanding the transformation process, identifying areas for continued practice development, and advancing evaluation of this organizational model.

DOI10.1097/JAC.0000000000000064
Alternate JournalJ Ambul Care Manage
PubMed ID25748263
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