Aims: Patient-centered medical home (PCMH) principles including provider continuity, coordination of care, and advanced access align with healthcare needs of patients with Type II diabetes mellitus (DM-II). We investigate changes in trend for DM-II quality indicators after PCMH implementation at Southcentral Foundation, a tribal health organization in Alaska.
Methods: Monthly rates of DM-II incidence, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) measurements, and service utilization were calculated from electronic health records from 1996 to 2009. We performed interrupted time series analysis to estimate changes in trend.
Results: Rates of new DM-II diagnoses were stable prior to (p=0.349) and increased after implementation (p<0.001). DM-II rates of HbA1c screening increased, though not significantly, before (p=0.058) and remained stable after implementation (p=0.969). There was non-significant increasing trend in both periods for percent with average HbA1c less than 7% (53 mmol/mol; p=0.154 and p=0.687, respectively). Number of emergency visits increased before (p<0.001) and decreased after implementation (p<0.001). Number of inpatient days decreased in both periods, but not significantly (p=0.058 and p=0.101, respectively).
Conclusions: We found positive changes in DM-II quality trends following PCMH implementation of varying strength and onset of change, as well as duration of sustained trend.
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