by Stephen Suplita | Mar 27, 2019
This toolkit was created for clinics, practices, and health systems focused on improving care coordination by transforming the way they manage patient referrals and transitions. Providing coordinated care is an essential feature of any patient-centered medical home...
by Stephen Suplita | Mar 27, 2019
Although high performing primary care practices vary in size, resources, staffing, and populations served they exhibit surprising similarity in how they provide high quality, accessible, and patient-centered health care. These similarities led to the creation of the...
by Stephen Suplita | Mar 27, 2019
Dr. Thomas Bodenheimer and colleagues propose that the goal embodied in the Triple Aim of improving the health of populations, enhancing the patient experience of care, and reducing the per capita cost of health care be joined by a fourth goal, improving the work life...
by Stephen Suplita | Mar 27, 2019
In this landmark international study, Starfield and colleagues found that where primary care is available, per capita costs are lower, health status is better, and health disparities are fewer.
by Stephen Suplita | Mar 27, 2019
Receipt of primary care was associated with significantly more high-value care, slightly more low-value care, and better health care experience. Policymakers and health system leaders seeking to improve value should consider increasing investments in primary...
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