Closing the divide: how medical homes promote equity in health care : results from the Commonwealth Fund 2006 Health Care Quality Survey
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- Beal, Anne C. Doty, Michelle M. Hernandez, Susan E. Shea, Katherine K. Davis, Karen. Commonwealth Fund.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2007]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Continuity of Patient Care -- statistics & numerical data Delivery of Health Care -- statistics & numerical data Health Care Surveys Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data Prejudice Quality of Health Care -- statistics & numerical data African Americans European Continental Ancestry Group Health Services Accessibility Hispanic Americans Insurance Coverage Medically Uninsured -- statistics & numerical data Preventive Health Services Reminder Systems Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The Commonwealth Fund 2006 Health Care Quality Survey finds that when adults have health insurance coverage and a medical home--defined as a health care setting that provides patients with timely, well-organized care, and enhanced access to providers--racial and ethnic disparities in access and quality are reduced or even eliminated. When adults have a medical home, their access to needed care, receipt of routine preventive screenings, and management of chronic conditions improve substantially. The survey found that rates of cholesterol, breast cancer, and prostate screening are higher among adults who receive patient reminders, and that when minority patients have medical homes, they are just as likely as whites to receive these reminders. The results suggest that all providers should take steps to create medical homes for patients. Community health centers and other public clinics, in particular, should be supported in their efforts to build medical homes for all patients.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101316450 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101316450