Assessing progress toward becoming a patient-centered medical home: an assessment tool for practice transformation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the properties of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Assessment (PCMH-A) as a tool to stimulate and monitor progress among primary care practices interested in transforming to patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs).

Study setting

Sixty-five safety net practices from five states participating in a national demonstration program for PCMH transformation.

Study design

Longitudinal analyses of PCMH-A scores were performed. Scores were reviewed for agreement and sites were categorized over time into one of five categories by external facilitators. Comparisons to key activity completion rates and NCQA PCMH recognition status were completed.

Data collection/extraction methods

Multidisciplinary teams at each practice completed the 33-item self-asses

SUBMITTER: Daniel DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3876398 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature