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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedFontaine P, Whitebird R, Solberg LI
Minnesota's early experience with medical home implementation: viewpoints from the front lines.
This study aimed to identify the facilitators and barriers encountered by nine diverse primary care practices selected from the first 80 to achieve patient-centered medical home (PCMH) certification in Minnesota. It found that facilitators to achieve PCMH certification included a requirement for patient involvement, which pushed practices to create patient-centered innovations, and new reimbursement models based on quality indicators for a population.
AHRQ-funded; HS019161.
Citation: Fontaine P, Whitebird R, Solberg LI .
Minnesota's early experience with medical home implementation: viewpoints from the front lines.
J Gen Intern Med 2015 Jul;30(7):899-906. doi: 10.1007/s11606-014-3136-y..
Keywords: Patient-Centered Healthcare, Primary Care, Implementation, Organizational Change, Healthcare Delivery, Practice Improvement, Health Services Research (HSR)
Solberg LI, Stuck LH, Crain AL
Organizational factors and change strategies associated with medical home transformation.
The researchers surveyed leaders of the first 132 primary care practices in Minnesota to achieve medical home certification. The Change Process Capability Questionnaire survey and the Physician Practice Connections survey showed that 80% to 100% of these certified clinics had 15 of the 18 organizational factors important for improving care processes and that 60% to 90% had successfully used 16 improvement strategies.
AHRQ-funded; HS019161.
Citation: Solberg LI, Stuck LH, Crain AL .
Organizational factors and change strategies associated with medical home transformation.
Am J Med Qual 2015 Jul-Aug;30(4):337-44. doi: 10.1177/1062860614532307.
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Keywords: Patient-Centered Healthcare, Primary Care, Practice Improvement, Organizational Change, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Healthcare Delivery
Nembhard IM, Yuan CT, Shabanova V
The relationship between voice climate and patients' experience of timely care in primary care clinics.
The aims of this study were to assess the relationship between organizational climate and patients’ reports of timely care in primary care clinics and to broadly examine the link between staff’s work environment and patient care experiences. It found that clinical and administrative staff (e.g., nurses and office assistants) reported clinics’ climates to be significantly less supportive of voice than did clinical leaders (e.g., physicians).
AHRQ-funded; HS018987; HS016978.
Citation: Nembhard IM, Yuan CT, Shabanova V .
The relationship between voice climate and patients' experience of timely care in primary care clinics.
Health Care Manage Rev 2015 Apr-Jun;40(2):104-15. doi: 10.1097/hmr.0000000000000017..
Keywords: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Patient Experience, Primary Care, Quality of Care, Organizational Change, Provider
James KA, Ross SE, Vance B
AHRQ Author: Harrison MI
Inefficiency in primary care: common causes and potential solutions.
The researchers undertook a project to better understand the sources of and remedies for inefficiency in primary care. With the data they collected, they created a website (http:// cufamilymedicine.org/efficiency) that busy primary care practices can use to learn about common sources of inefficiency in primary care and real-world suggestions on how to improve.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: James KA, Ross SE, Vance B .
Inefficiency in primary care: common causes and potential solutions.
Fam Pract Manag 2015 Mar-Apr;22(2):18-22..
Keywords: Primary Care, Organizational Change