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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedKuo YF, Agrawal P, Chou LN
Assessing association between team structure and health outcome and cost by social network analysis.
Researchers sought to assess the impact of team structure composition and degree of collaboration among various providers on process and outcomes of primary care. Their findings showed that highly connected primary care practices with high collaborative care and less top-down MD-centered authority have lower odds of hospitalization, fewer emergency room admissions, and lower total spending. They concluded that these findings likely reflect better communication and more coordinated care of older patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS020642.
Citation: Kuo YF, Agrawal P, Chou LN .
Assessing association between team structure and health outcome and cost by social network analysis.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2021 Apr;69(4):946-54. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16962..
Keywords: Elderly, Teams, Healthcare Delivery, Primary Care, Primary Care: Models of Care, Care Coordination
Bustamante AV, Martinez A, Rich J
Comparing costs of a senior wellness care redesign in group and independent physician practices of an accountable care organization.
Primary care redesign for older adult patients is currently ongoing in countries with aging populations. One of the main challenges of this type of transformations is how to estimate implementation costs in different types of health care delivery organizations. This study compares start-up and incremental expenses of implementing a primary care redesign across 2 organization types.
AHRQ-funded; HS022634.
Citation: Bustamante AV, Martinez A, Rich J .
Comparing costs of a senior wellness care redesign in group and independent physician practices of an accountable care organization.
Int J Health Plann Manage 2019 Jan;34(1):241-50. doi: 10.1002/hpm.2622..
Keywords: Elderly, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Delivery, Primary Care
Xue Y, Goodwin JS, Adhikari D
Trends in primary care provision to Medicare beneficiaries by physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants: 2008-2014.
This study documented the temporal trends in alternative primary care models in which physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), or physician assistants (PAs) engaged in care provision to the elderly, and examined the role of these models in serving elders with multiple chronic conditions. It found a decrease in the physician model and an increase in the shared care model and NP/PA model from 2008 to 2014.
AHRQ-funded; HS020642; HS022134.
Citation: Xue Y, Goodwin JS, Adhikari D .
Trends in primary care provision to Medicare beneficiaries by physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants: 2008-2014.
J Prim Care Community Health 2017 Oct;8(4):256-63. doi: 10.1177/2150131917736634.
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Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Elderly, Healthcare Delivery, Primary Care, Medicare