Dental Practice Integration into Primary Care: A Microsimulation of Financial Implications for Practices.

ABSTRACT: Given the widespread lack of access to dental care for many vulnerable Americans, there is a growing realization that integrating dental and primary care may provide comprehensive care. We sought to model the financial impact of integrating dental care provision into a primary care practice. A microsimulation model was used to estimate changes in net revenue per practice by simulating patient visits to a primary dental practice within primary care practices, utilizing national survey and un-identified claims data from a nationwide health insurance plan. The impact of potential changes in utilization rates and payer distributions and hiring additional staff was also evaluated. When dental care services were provided in the primary care setting, annual net revenue changes per practice were -

SUBMITTER: Choi SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7175120 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature