title: The team approach to home-based primary care: restructuring care to meet individual, program, and system needs.
abstract: Team-based models of care are an important way to meet the complex medical and psychosocial needs of the homebound. As part of a quality improvement project to address individual, program, and system needs, a portion of a large, physician-led academic home-based primary care practice was restructured into a team-based model. With support from an office-based nurse practitioner, a dedicated social worker, and a dedicated administrative assistant, physicians were able to care for a larger number of patients. Hospitalizations, readmissions, and patient satisfaction remained the same while physician panel size increased and physician satisfaction improved. The Team Approach is an innovative way to improve interdisciplinary, team-based care through practice restructuring and serves as an example of how other practices can approach the complex task of caring for the homebound.
authors: Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, New York; Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, New York.
authors: Jennifer M
authors: JM
authors: Reckrey
authors: Theresa A
authors: TA
authors: Soriano
authors: Cameron R
authors: CR
authors: Hernandez
authors: Linda V
authors: LV
authors: DeCherrie
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Chavez
authors: Meng
authors: M
authors: Zhang
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Ornstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: homebound; multidisciplinary care; nurse practitioner; team-based care
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