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ArticleHealth services research2018

Pathways to Medical Home Recognition: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the PCMH Transformation Process.

Peter Mendel, Emily K Chen, Harold D Green, Courtney Armstrong, Justin W Timbie, Amii M Kress, Mark W Friedberg, Katherine L Kahn

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Article in Health services research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Peter MendelRAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-2816-9559
Emily K ChenRAND Corporation, Washington, DC.
Harold D GreenRAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.
Courtney ArmstrongRAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.
Justin W TimbieRAND Corporation, Washington, DC.ORCID 0000-0002-9955-5270
Amii M KressJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Mark W FriedbergRAND Corporation, Boston, MA.
Katherine L KahnRAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Contract HHSM-500-2005-00028I, Task # T0008
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Abstract

objectiveTo understand the process of practice transformation by identifying pathways for attaining patient-centered medical home (PCMH) recognition. DATA SOURCES/STUDY

settingThe CMS Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration was designed to help FQHCs achieve NCQA Level 3 PCMH recognition and improve patient outcomes. We used a stratified random sample of 20 (out of 503) participating sites for this analysis. STUDY

designWe developed a conceptual model of structural, cultural, and implementation factors affecting PCMH transformation based on literature and initial qualitative interview themes. We then used conventional cross-case analysis, followed by qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), a cross-case method based on Boolean logic algorithms, to systematically identify pathways (i.e., combinations of factors) associated with attaining-or not attaining-Level 3 recognition. DATA COLLECTION

methodsSite-level indicators were derived from semistructured interviews with site leaders at two points in time (mid- and late-implementation) and administrative data collected prior to and during the demonstration period. PRINCIPAL

findingsThe QCA results identified five distinct pathways to attaining PCMH recognition and four distinct pathways to not attaining recognition by the end of the demonstration. Across these pathways, one condition (change leader capacity) was common to all pathways for attaining recognition, and another (previous improvement or recognition experience) was absent in all pathways for not attaining recognition. In general, sites could compensate for deficiencies in one factor with capacity in others, but they needed a threshold of strengths in cultural and implementation factors to attain PCMH recognition.

conclusionsFuture efforts at primary care transformation should take into account multiple pathways sites may pursue. Sites should be assessed on key cultural and implementation factors, in addition to structural components, in order to differentiate interventions and technical assistance.

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Change ManagementLeadershipHealth Plan ImplementationHospitalsHumansInterviews as TopicPatient-Centered CarePrimary Health CareMedical homePCMH recognitionpractice transformationQCAqualitative comparative analysis

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PMID29243823
PMCPMC6051988

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