Barriers and facilitators to team-based care in the context of primary care transformation

DeAnn Cromp; Clarissa Hsu; Katie Coleman; Paul A Fishman; David T Liss; Kelly Ehrlich; Eric Johnson; Tyler R Ross; Claire Trescott; Barbara Trehearne; Robert J Reid

doi:10.1097/JAC.0000000000000056

Barriers and facilitators to team-based care in the context of primary care transformation

J Ambul Care Manage. 2015 Apr-Jun;38(2):125-33. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000056.

Authors

DeAnn Cromp¹, Clarissa Hsu, Katie Coleman, Paul A Fishman, David T Liss, Kelly Ehrlich, Eric Johnson, Tyler R Ross, Claire Trescott, Barbara Trehearne, Robert J Reid

Affiliation

¹ Center for Community Health and Evaluation (Ms Cromp and Dr Hsu), Group Health Research Institute (Mss Coleman and Ehrlich, Drs Fishman and Reid, and Messrs Johnson and Ross), Seattle, Washington; Primary Care, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington (Drs Trescott and Trehearne); and Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Liss).

PMID: 25748261
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000056

Abstract

The patient-centered medical home model relies on team-based care for meaningful practice transformation. This article adds to the literature on the importance of teams in primary care by exploring the barriers and facilitators to establishing high functioning teams during a patient-centered medical home transformation process.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Humans
Organizational Innovation*
Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
Patient-Centered Care
Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
Washington