Funded by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Funding Years: 2010-2011
This study will evaluate a broad-based collaboration between the largest insurer in Michigan (BCBSM) and physician organizations throughout the state to implement components of the Patient-Centered Medical Home, and will provide valuable lessons for PCMH initiatives throughout the country. Because of the wide range of independent practices of varying structure, demographics, and geographic locations participating in this collaboration, the lessons learned from this study will provide greater external validity for the vast majority of primary care practices than do the experiences of large, integrated health systems with employed physician staff and centralized administrative control. Results from this study could also help primary care teams prepare for their journey toward a fully- functioning PCMH by preparing them in advance for challenges that may arise during PCMH implementation, and having information on how others have overcome those challenges.
UM Affiliated Investigators: Michael Fetters (PI), Lee Green (Co-I), Jeffrey Alexander (Co-I).
More details can be found at NIH Reporter.