Patient-centered medical home intervention at an internal medicine resident safety-net clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model holds promise for improving primary care delivery, but it has not been adequately tested in teaching settings.

Design, setting, and participants

We implemented an intervention guided by PCMH principles at a safety-net teaching clinic with resident physician providers. Two similar clinics served as controls.

Main outcomes and measures

Using a cross-sectional design, we measured the effect on patient and resident satisfaction using the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey and a validated teaching clinic survey, respectively. Both surveys were conducted at baseline and 1 year after the intervention. We also measured the effect on emergency department and hospital utilization.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Hochman ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254756 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature