How Patient-Centered Medical Homes Integrate Dental Services Into Primary Care: A Scoping Review

Gupta, A (通讯作者),NYU, Sch Global Publ Hlth, Publ Hlth Policy & Management, 715 Broadway,12th Floor, New York, NY 10003 USA.
2022-8
Integrated care delivery is at the core of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). The extent of integration of dental services in PCMHs for adults is largely unknown. We first identified dental-medical integrating processes from the literature and then conducted a scoping review using PRISMA guidelines to evaluate their implementation among PCMHs. Processes were categorized into workforce, information-sharing, evidence-based care, and measuring and monitoring. After screening, 16 articles describing 21 PCMHs fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Overall, the implementation of integrating processes was limited. Less than half of the PCMHs reported processes for information exchange across medical and dental teams, referral tracking, and standardized protocols for oral health assessments by medical providers. Results highlight significant gaps in current implementation of adult dental integration in PCMHs, despite an increasing policy-level recognition of and support for dental-medical integration in primary care. Understanding and addressing associated barriers is important to achieve comprehensive patient-centered primary care.
MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW
卷号:79|期号:4|页码:487-499
ISSN:1077-5587|收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
New York University
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
1
2013以来使用计数
10
EISSN
1552-6801
出版年
2022-8
DOI
10.1177/10775587211030376
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
dental-medical care integration health care integration medical homes PCMH oral health dental care
WOS学科分类
Health Care Sciences & Services Health Policy & Services