Primary Care

Colorectal Cancer Screening by Primary Care Physicians: Recommendations and Practices, 2006-2007. C. Klabunde, D. Lanier, M. Nadel, et al., American Journal of Preventive Medicine, July 2009; 37(1):816. Describes the colorectal cancer screening recommendations and practices of U.S. primary care physicians and compares them to findings from a 1999-2000 national provider survey. (AHRQ 09-R076)

Coordinating Care in the Medical Neighborhood: Critical Components and Available Mechanisms. White paper. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, June 2011, 39 pp. Examines the various “neighbors” in the medical neighborhood and how these neighbors might work together more effectively, thus allowing the patient-centered medical home to reach its full potential to improve patient outcomes. (AHRQ 11-0064)

Evidence on the Chronic Care Model in the New Millennium. K. Coleman, B. Austin, C. Brach, E. Wagner, Health Affairs, January-February 2009; 28(1):75-85. Examines the evidence on the effectiveness of the chronic care model in improving outpatient care for people with chronic illnesses. (AHRQ 09-R016)

Health Information Technology: Turning the Patient-Centered Medical Home from Concept to Reality. D. Meyers, M. Quinn, C. Clancy, American Journal of Medical Quality, March-April 2011; 26(2):154-156. Commentary discusses the concept of a patient-centered medical home and the role of AHRQ research focused on applying the best features of health IT to create a patient-centered medical home that will improve health care for all Americans. (AHRQ 11-R044)

A Logic Model Framework for Evaluation and Planning in a Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN). H. Hayes, M. Parchman, R. Howard, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, September/October 2011; 24(5):576-582. Commentary describes the development of a logic model and how the framework has been used for planning and evaluation in a primary care PBRN. (AHRQ 12-R010)

A National Agenda for Research in Collaborative Care: Papers from the Collaborative Care Research Network Research Development Conference. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, July 2011, 44 pp. Presents three research papers from an AHRQ-funded conference held October 2009 in Denver, CO. Topics include establishing a research agenda for collaborative care among primary care and mental health clinicians, emphasizing the recognition and care of mental health problems in primary care settings, and fostering effective collaboration among primary care and mental health clinicians. (AHRQ 11-0067)

Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2007, 50 pp. Presents a number of key considerations for developers and purchasers of patient self-management support programs, as well as program evaluation measures used in research and by existing programs. (AHRQ 08-0011)

Patient-Centered Medical Home Cyberinfrastructure: Current and Future Landscape. J. Finkelstein, M. Barr, P. Kothari, et al., American Journal of Preventive Medicine, May 2011; 40(5 Suppl 2):225-233. Summarizes the discussions of an AHRQ-sponsored expert panel on the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) as an evolving model of health care delivery, including health information technology applications to support the PCMH now and in the future. (AHRQ 11-R055)

The Patient-Centered Medical Home: Strategies to Put Patients at the Center of Primary Care. Decisionmaker Brief. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, February 2011, 6 pp. Outlines opportunities for decisionmakers to encourage greater patient involvement in the medical home, focusing on patient engagement, quality improvement, and patient input into policy and research. (AHRQ 11-0029)

Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations—United States, 2004-2007. E. Moy, M. Barrett, K. Ho, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, January 2011; 60:80-83. Discusses findings from an analysis of 2004-2007 data on racial/ethnic and income disparities in the occurrence of potentially preventable hospitalizations and estimates the impact of reducing preventable hospitalizations to a best rate in terms of number of admissions and associated costs. (AHRQ 11-R057)

Precision Science and Patient-Centered Care. C. Clancy, Academic Medicine, June 2011; 86:667-670. Discusses the unique features of patient-centered outcomes research, including longitudinal patient followup, the inclusion of patient-reported outcomes, and the dynamic interaction among all stakeholders throughout all phases of the research. (AHRQ 11-R059)

Prevalence, Severity, and Treatment of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in 10 Medical Clinics in Texas: A South Texas Ambulatory Research Network (STARNet) Study. N. Forcade, M. Parchman, H. Jorgenson, et al., Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, September/October 2011; 24(5):543-550. Quantifies the prevalence, measures the severity, and describes treatment patterns in patients with community-acquired MRSA skin and soft tissue infections. (AHRQ 12-R007)

Primary Care: Too Important to Fail. D. Meyers, C. Clancy, Annals of Internal Medicine, February 2009; 150(4):272-273. Discusses the functions of primary care in America's health care system and offers some suggestions to assist primary care practices in meeting the challenges of increasing demands and expectations alongside increasing attrition in the current workforce and diminishing economic margins. (AHRQ 09-R037)

Re: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) Relationship: Delivering on an Opportunity, Challenges, and Future Directions. D. Meyers, M. Parchman, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, September/October 2011; 24(5):493. Summarizes the contract history of AHRQ-funded PBRNs and a recent change in leadership of AHRQ’s PBRN initiative. (AHRQ 12-R012)

Strategies to Ensure HITECH Supports the Patient-Centered Medical Home. Decisionmaker Brief. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, February 2011, 6 pp. Addresses how the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records will help support some aspects of the patient-centered medical home model and discusses Federal health reform legislation, including the HITECH Act, and policy options that could ensure support for the transformation of primary care. (AHRQ 11-0013)

A Tribute to Dr. David Lanier. D. Meyers, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, September/October 2011; 24(5):494-495. Comments on the role of Dr. Lanier in the PBRN movement on the occasion of his retirement from the U.S. Public Health Service and AHRQ. (AHRQ 12-R011)

Using the Evidence: PCMH and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. D. Meyers, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, March/April 2011; 51(2):155. Discusses AHRQ’s role and investment in outcomes research and research on the patient-centered medical home. (AHRQ 11-R056)

Many other publications on topics related to the patient-centered medical home (PCMH), including a link to the PCMH Resource Center, can be found at pcmh.ahrq.gov.

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