High-Performing Teamlets in Primary Care : A Qualitative Comparative Analysis

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PURPOSE: In efforts to improve patient care, collaborative approaches to care have been highlighted. The teamlet model is one such approach, in which a primary care clinician works consistently with the same clinical staff member. The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of high-performing primary care teamlets, defined as teamlets with low rates of ambulatory care sensitive emergency department (ACSED) visits and ambulatory care sensitive hospital admissions (ACSAs).

METHODS: Twenty-six individual qualitative interviews were performed with physicians and their teamlet staff member across 13 teamlets. Potentially important characteristics related to high-performing primary care teamlets were identified, calibrated, and analyzed using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA).

RESULTS: Key characteristics identified by the QCA that were often present in teamlets with low rates of ACSED visits and, to a lesser extent, ACSAs were staff proactiveness in anticipating physician needs and physician-reported trust in their staff member.

CONCLUSION: This study suggests that physician trust in their staff and proactiveness of staff in anticipating physician needs are important in promoting high-performing teamlets in primary care. Additional studies are indicated to further explore the relationship between these characteristics and high-performing teamlets, and to identify other characteristics that may be important.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM - 37(2024), 1 vom: 11. März, Seite 105-111

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Melinda A [VerfasserIn]
Rubinson, Claude [VerfasserIn]
O'Donnell, Eloise M [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Bodenheimer, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Casalino, Lawrence P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Patient Care Team
Primary Health Care
Qualitative Research
Trust

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Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3122/jabfm.2023.230105R1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365831425