The “patient-centered medical home” and the “accountable care organization” are two widely
discussed models for delivery-system reform. Drs. Diane Rittenhouse, Stephen Shortell, …

THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE FOR HEALTH CARE RE-form in the United States is to
expand access to all US residents, while rapidly reengineering the delivery system to …

The patient-centered medical home has become a prominent model for reforming the way
health care is delivered to patients. The model offers a robust system of primary care …

… Rittenhouse Address correspondence to Diane R. Rittenhouse, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor,
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, …

Nearly two-thirds of US office-based physicians work in practices of fewer than seven
physicians. It is often assumed that larger practices provide better care, although there is little …

The patient-centered medical home is taking center stage in discussions of primary care
innovation as a new delivery model that provides comprehensive, coordinated care across the …

The effective management of patients with chronic illnesses is critical to bending the curve of
health care spending in the United States and is a crucial test for health care reform. In this …

The use of evidence-based care management processes (CMPs) in physician practice is an
important component of delivery-system reform.The authors used data from a 2006-2007 …

PURPOSE Implementation and meaningful use of health information technology (HIT) has
been shown to facilitate delivery system transformation, yet implementation is far from …

Objective To examine the relationship between practices' reported use of patient‐centered
medical home ( PCMH ) processes and patients' perceptions of their care experience. Data …