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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 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedDavis MM, Balasubramanian BA, Cifuentes M
Clinician staffing, scheduling, and engagement strategies among primary care practices delivering integrated care.
This study examined the interrelationship among behavioral health clinician staffing, scheduling, and a primary care practice's approach to delivering integrated care. It concluded that practices' approaches to staffing by primary care clinicians and behavioral health clinicians, scheduling, and delivery of integrated care mutually influenced each other and were shaped by the local context.
AHRQ-funded; HS022981.
Citation: Davis MM, Balasubramanian BA, Cifuentes M .
Clinician staffing, scheduling, and engagement strategies among primary care practices delivering integrated care.
J Am Board Fam Med 2015 Sep-Oct;28 Suppl 1:S32-40. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.S1.150087.
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Keywords: Behavioral Health, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Healthcare Delivery, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Community-Based Practice
Hall J, Cohen DJ, Davis M
Preparing the workforce for behavioral health and primary care integration.
The researchers sought to identify how organizations prepare clinicians to work together to integrate behavioral health and primary care. They concluded that insufficient training capacity and practical experience opportunities continue to be major barriers to supplying the workforce needed for effective behavioral health and primary care integration. Until the training capacity grows to meet the demand, practices must put forth considerable effort and resources to train their own employees.
AHRQ-funded; HS022981.
Citation: Hall J, Cohen DJ, Davis M .
Preparing the workforce for behavioral health and primary care integration.
J Am Board Fam Med 2015 Sep-Oct;28 Suppl 1:S41-51. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.S1.150054.
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Keywords: Patient-Centered Healthcare, Healthcare Delivery, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Training, Community-Based Practice
Moore JE, Titler MG, Kane Low L
AHRQ Author: Moore JE
Transforming patient-centered care: development of the evidence informed decision making through engagement model.
The purpose of this article is to set forth a new patient-centered implementation model informed by a qualitative study that explored women’s decisions, perceptions, and experiences of elective induction of labor. Through a process of theory evaluation and development, the authors explore patient-centered concepts (patient activation and shared decision making) within an implementation model by mapping qualitative data from an elective induction of labor study to assess the model’s ability to capture these key concepts.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Moore JE, Titler MG, Kane Low L .
Transforming patient-centered care: development of the evidence informed decision making through engagement model.
Womens Health Issues 2015 May-Jun;25(3):276-82. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.02.002..
Keywords: Decision Making, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Primary Care: Models of Care, Women
Solberg LI, Crain AL, Tillema JO
Challenges of medical home transformation reported by 118 patient-centered medical home (PCMH) leaders.
The authors surveyed newly-certified medical homes in Minnesota to determine the most important organizational factors and strategies for transforming primary clinics into patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). They found that many items in the survey about transformation seem to have face validity for leaders of certified PCMHs and to be associated with the extent to which their clinics have made systems changes.
AHRQ-funded; HS019161.
Citation: Solberg LI, Crain AL, Tillema JO .
Challenges of medical home transformation reported by 118 patient-centered medical home (PCMH) leaders.
J Am Board Fam Med 2014 Jul-Aug;27(4):449-57. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.04.130303.
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Keywords: Patient-Centered Healthcare, Practice Improvement, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Organizational Change, Quality of Care
Wexler RK
Invited letter: the evolving model of health care in the United States: system change is not enough.
In this letter, the author argues that the spread of new health care delivery models such as the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Accountable Care Organizations are necessary to improve population health but do not fully address the need for a fundamental change in how patients think about and access care. He calls for raising patient awareness of how the health care delivery system works and draws attention to practitioners’ concerns about patient satisfaction as a definitive marker of quality.
AHRQ-funded; HS020693
Citation: Wexler RK .
Invited letter: the evolving model of health care in the United States: system change is not enough.
Adv Health Care Manag. 2014;16:173-6..
Keywords: Access to Care, Healthcare Delivery, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient Experience, Primary Care, Primary Care: Models of Care
Bleser WK, Miller-Day M, Naughton D
Strategies for achieving whole-practice engagement and buy-in to the patient-centered medical home.
In this paper the authors describe strategies for obtaining organizational buy-in to and whole-staff engagement of patient-centered medical home (PCMH) transformation and practice improvement. The investigators suggest that their study provides a list of strategies useful for facilitating PCMH transformation in primary care. They assert that these strategies could be investigated empirically in future research, used to guide medical practices undergoing or considering PCMH transformation, and used to inform health care policy makers.
AHRQ-funded; HS019150.
Citation: Bleser WK, Miller-Day M, Naughton D .
Strategies for achieving whole-practice engagement and buy-in to the patient-centered medical home.
Ann Fam Med 2014 Jan-Feb;12(1):37-45. doi: 10.1370/afm.1564..
Keywords: Patient-Centered Healthcare, Organizational Change, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Practice Improvement, Provider: Nurse, Provider: Physician, Provider: Clinician, Provider