Date
December 2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.P.H.
Department
Dept. of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Institution
Oregon Health & Science University
Abstract
In 2007 CareOregon implemented a medical home demonstration project called Primary Care Renewal (PCR) in several Portland-area safety-net clinics. The PCR intervention consists of six components: patient-centered care, team care delivery, proactive panel management, open access scheduling, integrated behavioral health, and intentional evaluation and change using PDSA cycles. This mixed-methods study used quantitative methods to evaluate the effect of PCR on provider productivity and qualitative methods to evaluate barriers and successes in implementation of PCR in two family medicine clinics. Pre- and post-intervention panel data was used to create multivariable models analyzing the effect of PCR on total monthly patients seen and total monthly relative value units accumulated by each provider (n=8). This quantitative analysis found that PCR was associated with a non-significant increase in the productivity of the two pilot providers (visits/month p-value=0.458, RVUs/month p-value=0.075). PCR was associated with a downward trend in productivity for six later starting providers (visits/month p-value=0.901, RVUs/month p-value=0.307). Each care team participated in a group interview to discuss barriers and successes in implementing the six components of PCR. This qualitative analysis found distinct differences among the care teams, specifically differences in team knowledge, support, leadership, and teamwork. These findings indicate that a team with these qualities can succeed both in implementing all the PCR components and increasing productivity.
Identifier
doi:10.6083/M44F1NPR
School
School of Medicine
Recommended Citation
Choate, Mimi, "Barriers, successes, and provider productivity in a medical home demonstration project in two Portland-area safety net clinics" (2008). Scholar Archive. 471.
https://digitalcommons.ohsu.edu/etd/471