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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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51 to 55 of 55 Research Studies DisplayedSolberg 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
Crane S, Sloane PD, Elder N
Reporting and using near-miss events to improve patient safety in diverse primary care practices: a collaborative approach to learning from our mistakes.
This study assessed the feasibility of a near-miss reporting system in primary care practices and to describe initial reports and practice responses to them. It found that all 7 practices successfully implemented the system, reporting 632 near-miss events in 9 months and initiating 32 quality improvement projects based on the reports.
AHRQ-funded; HS019558.
Citation: Crane S, Sloane PD, Elder N .
Reporting and using near-miss events to improve patient safety in diverse primary care practices: a collaborative approach to learning from our mistakes.
J Am Board Fam Med 2015 Jul-Aug;28(4):452-60. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.140050..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Medical Errors, Patient Safety, Primary Care, Public Reporting, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Martsolf GR, Kandrack R, Schneider EC
Categories of practice transformation in a statewide medical home pilot and their association with medical home recognition.
The researchers aimed to characterize patterns of structural change among 81 primary care practices participating in a statewide medical home pilot. They found that multiple types of practice transformation could be distinguished and higher levels of medical home recognition were associated with practices’ capabilities at baseline, rather than transformation over time.
AHRQ-funded; HS022616.
Citation: Martsolf GR, Kandrack R, Schneider EC .
Categories of practice transformation in a statewide medical home pilot and their association with medical home recognition.
J Gen Intern Med 2015 Jun;30(6):817-23. doi: 10.1007/s11606-014-3176-3..
Keywords: Primary Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Quality of Care
Ornstein SM, Nemeth LS, Nietert PJ
Learning from primary care meaningful use exemplars.
This report presents the results of a multimethod study combining an EHR-based clinical quality measurements (CQM) performance assessment, a provider survey, and focus groups among high CQM performers. It concluded that purposeful use of EHR functionality coupled with staff education in a milieu where Quality Improvement is valued and supported is associated with higher performance on CQM.
AHRQ-funded; HS022701; HS018984.
Citation: Ornstein SM, Nemeth LS, Nietert PJ .
Learning from primary care meaningful use exemplars.
J Am Board Fam Med 2015 May-Jun;28(3):360-70. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.140219..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Primary Care, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality of Care
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