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National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition Is Suboptimal Even Among Innovative Primary Care Practices

Karissa A. Hahn, Martha M. Gonzalez, Rebecca S. Etz and Benjamin F. Crabtree
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 312-313; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130267

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    Patient-centered medical home (PCMH) recognition among innovative primary care practices, June 2012. While we focus on recognition by the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA), other entities such as the Veterans Administration, state governments, and insurance companies also have PCMH recognition programs. In our data set, fewer than 10 practices were certified through one of these other entities.

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  • Table 1. Characteristics of Innovative Practices
    CharacteristicsSites, n (%)
    Size
        Large (≥10 PCPs)45 (34)
        Medium (5–9 PCPs)48 (37)
        Small (2–4 PCPs)31 (24)
        Solo (1 PCP)7 (5)
    Geographic area
        Urban53 (40)
        Suburban38 (29)
        Rural35 (27)
        Frontier3 (2)
        Mix (urban/suburban)2 (2)
    Organization
        Private68 (52)
        FQHC/CHC47 (36)
        Academic9 (7)
        Hospital owned7 (5)
    Clinical focus
        FM67 (51)
        Multiple32 (24)
        FM and IM12 (9)
        IM9 (7)
        Pediatrics7 (5)
        Pediatrics/FM, pediatrics/IM4 (3)

    • CHC, community health center; FHQC, federally qualified health center; FM, family medicine; IM, internal medicine; PCP, primary care physician.

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