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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedSkinner D, Franz B, Howard J
The politics of primary care expansion: lessons from cancer survivorship and substance abuse.
The purpose of this study was to understand the perspectives of primary care innovators treating patient populations not traditionally considered to be within the purview of primary care. The authors indicated that their study findings suggested that the politics surrounding entrenched professional identities contributed to barriers faced by conference participants in their efforts to provide innovative care for these nontraditional populations. Specifically, obstacles surfaced in relation to sharing patients across disciplinary boundaries, which resulted in issues of possessiveness, a questioning of provider qualifications, and a lack of interprofessional trust.
AHRQ-funded; HS021287.
Citation: Skinner D, Franz B, Howard J .
The politics of primary care expansion: lessons from cancer survivorship and substance abuse.
J Healthc Manag 2018 Sep-Oct;63(5):323-36. doi: 10.1097/jhm-d-16-00030..
Keywords: Primary Care, Primary Care: Models of Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Cancer, Substance Abuse, Policy, Healthcare Delivery, Organizational Change, Quality of Care
Decker SL
AHRQ Author: Decker SL
No association found between the Medicaid primary care fee bump and physician-reported participation in Medicaid.
The Affordable Care Act required states in 2013 and 2014 to raise Medicaid payment rates to primary care physicians for certain services to the level of Medicare rates. The result was an average 73 percent increase in primary care Medicaid payments for qualifying physicians. This study used nationally representative data to examine the association between this Medicaid "fee bump" and physician-reported measures of participation in Medicaid. No such association was found. The lack of a sizable change in measures of physician participation in Medicaid may have been due to the temporary nature of the fee bump.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Decker SL .
No association found between the Medicaid primary care fee bump and physician-reported participation in Medicaid.
Health Aff 2018 Jul;37(7):1092-98. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0078..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Payment, Medicaid, Policy, Primary Care
Halle AD, Mroz TM, Fogelberg DJ
Occupational therapy and primary care: updates and trends.
This paper identifies new initiatives and opportunities in primary care, explores common challenges to integrating occupational therapy in primary care environments, and highlights international works that can support the authors’ efforts.
AHRQ-funded; HS022907.
Citation: Halle AD, Mroz TM, Fogelberg DJ .
Occupational therapy and primary care: updates and trends.
Am J Occup Ther 2018 May/Jun;72(3):7203090010p1-10p6. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2018.723001..
Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Primary Care, Policy, Patient-Centered Healthcare