How to increase the number of hospital admissions
A 2014 systematic review by Tessa van Loenen and her team investigated which characteristics of primary care organization influence avoidable hospitalization for chronic Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions. Organizational aspects of primary care related to avoidable hospitalization: a systematic review. van Loenen T, van den Berg MJ, Westert GP, Faber MJ https://academic.oup.com/fampra/article/31/5/502/539081 The conclusion? Access to primary care and long term relationships. Available evidence suggests that strong primary care in terms of adequate primary care physician supply and...
Read MoreThe Shared Principles of Primary Care
The Shared Principles describe seven important attributes of advanced primary care. They are designed to help move the United States toward a future of health care that is person-centered, team based, and aligned with the community. Realizing this ideal future of primary care requires a common vision among all stakeholders, with the goal of achieving better health, better care, and lower costs. The process to develop the Shared Principles was co-led by Family Medicine for America’s Health (FMAHealth) and the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative in collaboration with individuals...
Read MorePCPCC Annual Evidence Report 2018
What is the role, if any,of advanced primary care models like the PCMH in the success or failure of ACOs? In the first-ever study of its kind, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative’s (PCPCC) 2018 Evidence Report examines the interaction between the Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) and the Accountable Care Organization (ACOs) through both qualitative and quantitative methods, with the aim of answering the question above. https://www.pcpcc.org/resource/evidence2018 The literature review found that these six domains were important to the success of an ACO: 1. Leadership and...
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