The patient-centered medical home and patient experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the relationship between practices' reported use of patient-centered medical home (PCMH) processes and patients' perceptions of their care experience.

Data source

Primary survey data from 393 physician practices and 1,304 patients receiving care in those practices.

Study design

This is an observational, cross-sectional study. Using standard ordinary least-squares and a sample selection model, we estimated the association between patients' care experience and the use of PCMH processes in the practices where they receive care.

Data collection

We linked data from a nationally representative survey of individuals with chronic disease and two nationally representative surveys of physician practices.

Principal findings

We found that practi

SUBMITTER: Martsolf GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3523375 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature