Maryland Multipayor Patient-centered Medical Home Program: A 4-Year Quasiexperimental Evaluation of Quality, Utilization, Patient Satisfaction, and Provider Perceptions.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To evaluate impact of the Maryland Multipayor Patient-centered Medical Home Program (MMPP) on: (1) quality, utilization, and costs of care; (2) beneficiaries' experiences and satisfaction with care; and (3) perceptions of providers. DESIGN:4-year quasiexperimental design with a difference-in-differences analytic approach to compare changes in outcomes between MMPP practices and propensity score-matched comparisons; pre-post design for patient-reported outcomes among MMPP beneficiaries. SUBJECTS:Beneficiaries (Medicaid-insured and privately insured) and providers in 52 MMPP practices and 104 matched comparisons in Maryland. INTERVENTION:Participating practices received unconditional financial support and coaching to facilitate functioning as medical homes, membership in a learning

SUBMITTER: Marsteller JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5882272 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature