the patient-centered primary care collaborative report

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has released a new evidence report, “The Impact of Primary Care Practice Transformation on Cost, Quality, and Utilization,” that links the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and other forms of advanced primary care with improved outcomes in many studies.

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Map Tools: PCMH Slide Presentations

Slide Deck 1: PCMH 101 - General Overview. Slide Deck 2: PCMH 201 - A Snapshot of the Evidence.

Behavioral Health Integration into the PCMH

Slide Deck 1: Why Integration is Critical. Slide Deck 2: Where & How Integration is Happening.

Industry Reported Outcomes

The PCPCC tracks publicly reported PCMH program evaluation and outcomes data published by commercial insurers, think-tanks, and independent evaluators.

PCMH Map Outcome View

The Outcomes View allows users to access evaluation data for programs featured in the map. Users can search programs by type of outcome (e.g., cost savings, fewer ED visits, improved health, etc.).

Annual Report Tables

Every year PCPCC releases Annual Review of the Evidence publications that summarize program outcomes for advanced primary care and PCMH initiatives taking place nationwide.

Outcome & Evidence Slides

Our Map Tools page includes two customizable slide presentations. Slide Deck 1: PCMH 101 - General Overview. Slide Deck 2: PCMH 201 - A Snapshot of the Evidence.

What is PCPCC? What is its purpose?

Founded in 2006, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) is a not-for-profit multi-stakeholder membership organization dedicated to advancing an effective and efficient health system built on a strong foundation of primary care and the patient-centered medical home. Representing a broad group of public and private organizations, PCPCC’s mission is to unify and engage diverse stakeholders in promoting policies and sharing best practices that support growth of high-performing primary care and achieve the “Quadruple Aim”: better care, better health, lower costs, and greater joy for clinicians and staff in delivery of care.

What is the PCPRC?

The PCPRC is required to submit an annual report about its progress and recommendations to the Oregon Health Policy Board and the Oregon Legislature. Data for the annual report are gathered from two major sources: 1) for claims payment information, the Oregon All Payer All Claims (APAC) Reporting Program; and 2) for non–claims-based payment information, a reporting template developed by the PCPRC. These data include information from 62% of Oregon’s population, which is roughly 2.5 million Oregonians.25

What is PCPCH in Oregon?

In 2009, Oregon’s legislature created the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Program (PCPCH) and a task force that established a goal of 75% of state residents having access to a patient-centered primary care home by 2015. Eight years later, Portland State University issued an evaluation of the PCPCH that showed a shift in primary care practices toward population-based health strategies. The university also reported that for every additional dollar spent on PCPCHs in the state, $13 was saved in other services, including subspecialty, inpatient, and emergency care.20

How much does the US spend on primary care?

On average, the United States spends 5%-7% on primary care as a percentage of total health care spending. By comparison, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries average 14% spending on primary care.

What is PCMH in primary care?

They focused on an advanced primary care model called the patient-centered medical home (PCMH).10 The PCMH is a team-based health care delivery model that organizes care to be comprehensive, patient-centered, coordinated, accessible, and high quality. This model aims to maximize health outcomes by transforming primary care’s structure and delivery.11 The

Why is primary care important?

There is consistent and growing evidence that primary care-oriented health care systems achieve better health outcomes, more health equity, and lower costs.1-5 In the United States and elsewhere, such systems are associated not only with lower mortality and fewer heart disease and cancer deaths, but also with decreased rates of low birthweight and infant mortality and increased self-rated health scores.1,4 Research published in 2019 found that having 10 additional primary care physicians in an area was associated with a 51.5-day increase in life expectancy. This compared to a much more modest 19.2-day increase when adding the same number of subspecialists.5

Is there consensus on primary care?

toward a standardized definition of primary care has been made, there is not yet consensus on the method of calculating— or even defining—primary care investment. Reaching consensus is complicated by varying definitions of primary care, as well as the lack of available, relevant data.