Teaming up in primary care

Autor: Everett, Christine M., Docherty, Sharron L., Matheson, Elaine, Morgan, Perri A., Price, Ashley, Christy, Jacob, Michener, Lloyd, Smith, Valerie A., Anderson, John B., Viera, Anthony, Jackson, George L.
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: JAAPA
ISSN: 1547-1896
DOI: 10.1097/01.jaa.0000805840.00477.58
Popis: PURPOSE: Increased demand for quality primary care (PC) and value-based payment has prompted interest in implementing PC teams. Evidence-based recommendations for implementing teams will be critical to successful PA participation. Study objectives include describing how PC professionals 1) define team membership boundaries and 2) coordinate tasks. METHODS: This mixed-methods study included 28 PC professionals from a PC network. We analyzed survey data using descriptive statistics and interview data using content analysis. RESULTS: Ninety-six percent of PC professionals reported team membership. Team models fell into one of five categories. The predominant coordination mechanism differs by whether coordination is required within a visit or between visits. CONCLUSIONS: Team-based PC is a strategy for improving access to quality PC. Most professionals define team membership based on within-visit task interdependencies. Our findings suggest that team-based interventions can focus on clarifying team membership, increasing interaction between providers, and enhancing the EHR to facilitate between-visit coordination.
Databáze: OpenAIRE