Factors related to clinical quality improvement for small practices using an EHR.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the impact of three primary care practice transformation program models on performance: Meaningful Use (MU), Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), and a pay-for-performance program (eHearts).

Data sources/study setting

Data for seven quality measures (QM) were retrospectively collected from 192 small primary care practices between October 2009 and October 2012; practice demographics and program participation status were extracted from in-house data.

Study design

Bivariate analyses were conducted to measure the impact of individual programs, and a Generalized Estimating Equation model was built to test the impact of each program alongside the others.

Data collection/extraction methods

Monthly data were extracted via a structured query data n

SUBMITTER: Wang JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254122 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature