H Angier, J P O'Malley, M Marino, K J McConnell, E Cottrell, R L Jacob, S Likumahuwa-Ackman, J Heintzman, N Huguet, S R Bailey, J E DeVoe
Primary care patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) are an effective healthcare delivery model. Evidence regarding the most effective payment models for increased coordination efforts is sparse. This protocol paper describes the evaluation of an Alternative Payment Methodology (APM) implemented in a subset of Oregon community health centers (CHCs), using a prospective matched observational design. The APM is a primary care payment reform intervention that changed Oregon's Medicaid payment for several CHCs from fee-for-service reimbursement to a per-member-per-month capitated payment...
January 2017: Contemporary Clinical Trials