Open AccessAssociations Between Medical Home Characteristics and Support for Patient Activation in the Safety Net
Author(s) -
Robert S. Nocon,
Yue Gao,
Kathryn E. Gunter,
Joy Q. Jin,
Lawrence P. Casalino,
Michael T. Quinn,
Sarah Derrett,
Wm. Thomas Summerfelt,
Elbert S. Huang,
Sang Mee Lee,
Marshall H. Chin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000198
Subject(s) - safety net , medical emergency , medicine , environmental health
Few studies have evaluated whether the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) supports patient activation and none have evaluated whether support for patient activation differs among racial and ethnic groups or by health status. This is critical because activation is lower on average among minority patients and those in poorer health.