Helping primary care practices attain patient-centered medical home (PCMH) recognition through collaboration with a university
Transforming a primary care practice into a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a resource-dependent endeavor. The objective of our study was to evaluate a facilitation model used to support rural primary care practices during a redesign of their processes to achieve recognition as National Cent...
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Published in | Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 784 - 786 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.11.2013
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Summary: | Transforming a primary care practice into a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a resource-dependent endeavor. The objective of our study was to evaluate a facilitation model used to support rural primary care practices during a redesign of their processes to achieve recognition as National Center for Quality Assurance PCMHs.
The model was a collaboration between Community Care of North Carolina and a local university where undergraduate students worked directly with practices under the guidance of a Community Care of North Carolina PCMH Team.
The facilitation model resulted in positive outcomes for both primary care practices and students.
Partnerships between care networks, agencies, payers, or practices and universities or colleges can yield mutual benefits and should be explored. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1557-2625 1558-7118 |
DOI: | 10.3122/jabfm.2013.06.130088 |