Gatekeeping and Patterns of Outpatient Care Post Healthcare Reform
October 1st 2018Is specialist “gatekeeping” in modern health maintenance organization (HMO) insurance associated with differences in outpatient care? The study finds that HMO gatekeeping may meaningfully reduce specialist utilization.
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Using Electronic Health Record Clinical Decision Support Is Associated With Improved Quality of Care
October 28th 2014Using EHR clinical decision support is associated with improved quality of care. Most primary care practices are missing at least 1 "meaningful use" clinical decision support module.
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Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation With Payment Reform: Patient Experience Outcomes
January 10th 2014In a pilot patient-centered medical home transformation including Lean quality improvement methodology with payment reform, patient experience was sustained or improved across key domains.
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