Cost estimates for operating a primary care practice facilitation program.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Practice facilitation is widely recognized as a promising method for achieving large-scale practice redesign. Little is known, however, about the cost of providing practice facilitation to small primary practices from the prospective of an organization providing facilitation activities.

Methods

We report practice facilitation costs on 19 practices in South Texas that were randomized to receive facilitation activities. The study design assured that each practice received at least 6 practice facilitation visits during the intervention year. We examined only the variable cost associated with practice facilitation activities. Fixed or administrative costs of providing facilitation actives were not captured. All facilitator activities (time, mileage, and materials) were s

SUBMITTER: Culler SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3659136 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature