Implementing an advanced team-based care model in a federally qualified health center (FQHC): Assessing implementation facilitators and challenges.

Objective: The objective of this paper is to assess implementation facilitators and challenges for advanced team-based care (aTBC) in a federally qualified health center (FQHC). In aTBC, care team coordinators room patients, perform vitals and agenda setting during patient intake, and remain present alongside providers during patient visits.

Methods: The authors conducted a qualitative post-hoc analysis of the aTBC implementation using data from several sources.

Effects of Advanced Team-Based Care on Care Processes and Health Measures in a Federally Qualified Health Center.

In a federally qualified health center, we assess a novel primary care delivery model, advanced team-based care (aTBC), that embeds care team members in patient visits. Using a difference-in-differences research design, we measure visit intensity, compliance with preventive care recommendations, and health outcomes among patients in the aTBC model compared with patients in a traditional team-based delivery model. We find increases in receipt of some recommended preventive care and in visit intensity, but no change in health outcomes.