Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the US, accounting
for more than 1 in 4 deaths. Each year, an estimated 605 000 people in the US have a …

This article summarizes findings from the National Demonstration Project (NDP) and makes
recommendations for policy makers and those implementing patient-centered medical …

Importance According to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, 52% of
surveyed US adults reported using at least 1 dietary supplement in the prior 30 days and 31% …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient outcomes in the National
Demonstration Project (NDP) of practices’ transition to patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). …

PURPOSE We describe the experience of practices in transitioning toward patient-centered
medical homes (PCMHs) in the National Demonstration Project (NDP). METHODS The NDP …

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to elucidate the effect of facilitation on practice
outcomes in the 2-year patient-centered medical home (PCMH) National Demonstration …

PURPOSE Numerous primary care practice development efforts, many related to the patient-centered
medical home (PCMH), are emerging across the United States with few guides …

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is four things: 1) the fundamental tenets of
primary care: first contact access, comprehensiveness, integration/coordination, and …

Objectives. This study was designed to determine the optimal nonobservational method of
measuring the delivery of outpatient medical services. Methods. As part of a multimethod …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Faced with a rapidly changing healthcare environment, primary care
practices often have to change how they practice medicine. Yet change is difficult, and the …