Background Healthcare systems around the world have been responding to the demand for
better integrated models of service delivery. However, there is a need for further clarity …

Abstract The Cardiometabolic Think Tank was convened on June 20, 2014, in Washington,
DC, as a “call to action” activity focused on defining new patient care models and …

Our experiences studying exemplar primary care practices, and our work assisting other
practices to become more patient centered, led to a formulation of the essential elements of …

Despite policy and practice support to develop and test interventions designed to increase
access to quality care among high-need patients, many of these interventions fail to meet …

Over the past years, the interest in sustainable healthcare has been growing globally and
the transition toward environmentally, economically and socially viable health systems is …

Importance In 2010, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) began implementing the
patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) …

Background There is a plethora of interventions and policies aimed at changing practice
habits of primary healthcare professionals, but it is unclear which are the most appropriate …

Objective To describe policy interventions that have the objective to reduce ED use and to
estimate their effectiveness. Methods Narrative review by searching three electronic …

Importance Interventions to transform primary care practices into medical homes are
increasingly common, but their effectiveness in improving quality and containing costs is …

Because of workforce needs and demographic and chronic disease trends, nurse
practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are taking a larger role in the primary care …