Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition and Clinical Performance in U.S. Community Health Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

America's community health centers (HCs) are uniquely poised to implement the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model, as they are effective in providing comprehensive, accessible, and continuous primary care. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between PCMH recognition in HCs and clinical performance.

Methods

Data for this study came from the 2012 Uniform Data System (UDS) as well as a survey of HCs' PCMH recognition achievement. The dependent variables included all 16 measures of clinical performance collected through UDS. Control measures included HC patient, provider, and practice characteristics. Bivariate analyses and multiple logistic regressions were conducted to compare clinical performance between HCs with and without PCMH recognition.

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SUBMITTER: Shi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5441497 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature