Quality and efficiency in small practices transitioning to patient centered medical homes: A randomized trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 778-786

  Fifield, Judith ^a,c   Forrest, Deborah Dauser ^a,c   Burleson, Joseph A ^a,d   Martin Peele, Melanie ^a,c   Gillespie, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b EmblemHealth   (United States)

^c Ethel Donaghue TRIPP Center   (United States)

^d UConn   (United States)

Author keywords

outcomes; patient centered care; primary care; randomized trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878580290     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2386-4     Document Type: Article

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