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When is caring sharing? Primary care provider interdependence and continuity of care.

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Everett, CM; Christy, J; Morgan, PA; Docherty, SL; Smith, VA; Anderson, JB; Viera, A; Jackson, GL
Published in: JAAPA
January 1, 2023

Efforts to improve access to high-quality, efficient primary care have highlighted the need for team-based care. Most primary care teams are designed to maintain continuity of care between patients and primary care providers (PCPs), because continuity of care can improve some patient outcomes. However, PCPs are interdependent because they care for, or share, patients. PCP interdependence, and its association with continuity of care, is not well described. This study describes a measure of PCP interdependence. We also evaluate the association between patient and panel characteristics, including PCP interdependence. Our results found that the extent of interdependence between PCPs in the same clinic varies widely. A range of patient and panel characteristics affect continuity of care, including patient complexity and PCP interdependence. These results suggest that continuity of care for complex patients is sensitive to panel characteristics, including PCP interdependence and panel size. This information can be used by primary care organizations for evidence-based team design.

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JAAPA

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1547-1896

Publication Date

January 1, 2023

Volume

36

Issue

1

Start / End Page

32 / 40

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Health Care
  • Primary Health Care
  • Humans
  • Continuity of Patient Care
  • Ambulatory Care Facilities
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Everett, C. M., Christy, J., Morgan, P. A., Docherty, S. L., Smith, V. A., Anderson, J. B., … Jackson, G. L. (2023). When is caring sharing? Primary care provider interdependence and continuity of care. JAAPA, 36(1), 32–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000902896.51294.47
Everett, Christine M., Jacob Christy, Perri A. Morgan, Sharron L. Docherty, Valerie A. Smith, John B. Anderson, Anthony Viera, and George L. Jackson. “When is caring sharing? Primary care provider interdependence and continuity of care.JAAPA 36, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 32–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000902896.51294.47.
Everett CM, Christy J, Morgan PA, Docherty SL, Smith VA, Anderson JB, et al. When is caring sharing? Primary care provider interdependence and continuity of care. JAAPA. 2023 Jan 1;36(1):32–40.
Everett, Christine M., et al. “When is caring sharing? Primary care provider interdependence and continuity of care.JAAPA, vol. 36, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 32–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000902896.51294.47.
Everett CM, Christy J, Morgan PA, Docherty SL, Smith VA, Anderson JB, Viera A, Jackson GL. When is caring sharing? Primary care provider interdependence and continuity of care. JAAPA. 2023 Jan 1;36(1):32–40.

Published In

JAAPA

DOI

ISSN

1547-1896

Publication Date

January 1, 2023

Volume

36

Issue

1

Start / End Page

32 / 40

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Health Care
  • Primary Health Care
  • Humans
  • Continuity of Patient Care
  • Ambulatory Care Facilities
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1110 Nursing