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To describe baseline staffing patterns and clinical team composition among primary care practices participating in the Comprehensive Primary Care initiative.

March 1, 2014The Annals of Family MedicineOpen Access

Staffing Patterns of Primary Care Practices in the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

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DPDebbie PeikesMathematica Policy Research RRRobert J. ReidUniversity of Toronto TDTimothy DayInLight Solutions (United States)

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals traditional staffing models with few care coordinators in primary care practices, indicating barriers to implementing comprehensive team-based care.

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To describe baseline staffing patterns and clinical team composition among primary care practices participating in the Comprehensive Primary Care initiative.
Descriptive cross-sectional analysis using application data and baseline practice surveys from the CMS Comprehensive Primary Care initiative.
Evaluated 496 primary care practices across 7 regions selected based on health information technology adoption and participating payer coverage.
Most practices were small, with 44% reporting 2 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) physicians, while 98% employed administrative staff and 89% employed medical assistants.
Only 53% of practices reported nurse practitioners or physician assistants, 36% had registered nurses, and 24% had care managers or coordinators.
Designated patient-centered medical homes were more likely to employ care coordinators, while larger practices maintained fewer FTE staff members per physician.

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Peikes et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a928e16fa60aefc093ab577 https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1626

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals traditional staffing models with few care coordinators in primary care practices, indicating barriers to implementing comprehensive team-based care.

Staffing Patterns of Primary Care Practices in the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

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Staffing Patterns of Primary Care Practices in the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

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