Development and Validation of a Short-Form Safety Net Medical Home Scale.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To develop a short-form Safety Net Medical Home Scale (SNMHS) for assessing patient-centered medical home (PCMH) capability in safety net clinics. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:National surveys of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). Interviews with FQHC directors. STUDY DESIGN:We constructed three short-form SNMHS versions and examined correlations with full SNMHS and related primary care assessments. We tested usability with FQHC directors and reviewed scale development with an advisory group. DATA COLLECTION:Federally qualified health center surveys were administered in 2009 and 2013, by mail and online. Usability testing was conducted through telephone interviews with FQHC directors in 2013. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Six-, 12-, and 18-question short-form SNMHS versions had Pears

SUBMITTER: Nocon RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6056591 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature