In this study a cross sectional evaluation was conducted to compare clinical effectiveness, user satisfaction and economic effects of a university based family health care network, Ancora UC, with the municipal primary care network from the counties where the Ancora centers are located. The...

This perspectives piece sets forth a research agenda in the area of implementation science at the intersection of geriatrics and general internal medicine. It notes how, as the population ages and patients with multiple complex conditions consume more care, the need for research on new...

paper addresses why the three dominant alternatives to compensating physicians (fee-for-service, capitation, and salary) fall short of what is needed to support enhanced primary care in the patient-centered medical home and the relevance of payment reforms, such as pay-for-performance and...

This study presents updated and expanded evidence on primary care outcomes for Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees compared to uninsured children, including access to flu vaccinations, preventive care screenings, and anticipatory guidance. It also shows that receipt of primary...

This paper addresses why the three dominant alternatives to compensating physicians (fee-for-service, capitation, and salary) fall short of what is needed to support enhanced primary care in the patient-centered medical home and the relevance of payment reforms, such as pay-for-performance and...

This article examines the proportion of small practices and providers in primary care, as well as the characteristics of their patients and communities and their participation in new models of health care delivery.

Efforts to transform primary care through the medical home model might have limited effectiveness if they do not incorporate families’ preferences for different primary care services. The objective of this study was to assess parents' relative preferences for different categories of...

This white paper shares lessons learned about how primary care practices can effectively use health information technology (IT) to support quality improvement (QI). The lessons are drawn from discussions with experts in fields such as health IT, clinical practice, primary care transformation,...

African American and Hispanic youth with mental health problems are less likely than their Caucasian counterparts to receive mental health services. Primary care providers are often the source of mental health care for children and may play a role in reducing disparities. This research...

Using consumer focus groups, a technical expert panel, and careful development and testing, this study successfully enabled and administered an existing survey on primary care to assess the health care experiences reported by adults with disabilities.