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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 DisplayedTaliani CA, Bricker PL, Adelman AM
Implementing effective care management in the patient-centered medical home.
The investigators explored how a disparate group of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) embedded care management in their team care environment to identify best practices. They concluded that PCMHs may want to ensure that care managers are available to meet with patients during visits, support patient self-management, fully leverage the electronic medical record for team messaging and patient tracking, and ensure integration into the care team with office huddles and ongoing communication.
AHRQ-funded; HS019150.
Citation: Taliani CA, Bricker PL, Adelman AM .
Implementing effective care management in the patient-centered medical home.
Am J Manag Care 2013 Dec;19(12):957-64.
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Keywords: Care Management, Diabetes, Healthcare Delivery, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Quality Improvement, Teams
Everett C, Thorpe C, Palta M
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners perform effective roles on teams caring for Medicare patients with diabetes.
The investigators compared outcomes for two groups of adult Medicare patients with diabetes whose conditions were at various levels of complexity: those whose care teams included PAs or NPs in various roles, and those who received care from physicians only. They found that outcomes were generally equivalent in thirteen comparisons but mixed in seven others, so that no role was best for all outcomes. They concluded that patient characteristics, as well as patients' and organizations' goals, should be considered when determining when and how to deploy PAs and NPs on primary care teams.
AHRQ-funded; HS017646; HS018368; HS000083.
Citation: Everett C, Thorpe C, Palta M .
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners perform effective roles on teams caring for Medicare patients with diabetes.
Health Aff 2013 Nov;32(11):1942-8. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0506.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Provider: Health Personnel, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Primary Care, Teams
Everett CM, Thorpe CT, Palta M
Division of primary care services between physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners for older patients with diabetes.
The investigators described the division of patients and services between primary care providers for older diabetes patients on panels with varying levels of PA/NP involvement. They concluded that understanding how patients and services are divided between PA/NPs and physicians will assist in defining provider roles on primary care teams.
AHRQ-funded; HS017646; HS018368; HS000083.
Citation: Everett CM, Thorpe CT, Palta M .
Division of primary care services between physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners for older patients with diabetes.
Med Care Res Rev 2013 Oct;70(5):531-41. doi: 10.1177/1077558713495453.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Provider: Health Personnel, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Primary Care, Teams
Clancy C
AHRQ Author: Clancy C
AHRQ: CUSP – scaling up a safety framework.
In this article, the author describes the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP, toolkit and its role in addressing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and other patient safety factors. The author outlines the components of the core CUSP toolkit which help clinicians: learn about CUSP, assemble the team, engage senior executives, understand the science of safety, identify defects through “sensemaking”, implement teamwork and communications and apply CUSP.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Clancy C .
AHRQ: CUSP – scaling up a safety framework.
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare 2013 May/Jun..
Keywords: Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Quality of Care, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety, Teams