By creating a medical home program within Medicare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 gave momentum to growing interest in the concept of a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Are physician practices, especially non-metropolitan primary care practices, ready to become PCMHs? We use a nationwide survey of physician practices to partially answer this question, focusing on the use of health information technology.

To read to survey, click here.

Contact information:
Keith J. Mueller, PhD
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Phone: 319-384-5121
Keith-mueller@uiowa.edu