Ten building blocks of high-performing primary care

Date: Mar-12-2014Researchers posit a conceptual model consisting of 10 building blocks they assert are the essential elements of high-performing primary care.
The building blocks include four foundational elements - engaged leadershipdata-driven improvementempanelmentand team-based care

These assist the implementation of the other six building blocks -
patient-team partnershippopulation managementcontinuity of careprompt access to carecomprehensiveness and care coordinationand a template of the future
The model is based on the authors' experiences studying exemplar primary care practices and assisting practices to become more patient-centered.
While the building blocks focus on design elements largely under the control of the practice organization, the authors note that external reforms are needed to support the building blocks - principally a reformed payment model. They hope the building blocks can help practices in their journey toward becoming high-performing patient-centered medical homes.

The 10 Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care

By Thomas Bodenheimer, MD, et al
University of California, San Francisco

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