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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2013 Jan;51(1):68–77. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318270bb0d

Table 3.

Adjusted Rates in Selected Measures of Quality of Care Between Children with and without a Medical Home

Quality of Care Indicators No Medical Home
n=33,369
Pop est. 29,981,563
Medical Home
n=54,393
Pop est. 40,602,330
P Value
Adjusted* Rates % (SE)
Preventive medical services 87.8 (0.4) 89.8 (0.3) <0.001
Preventive dental services 79.1 (0.5) 77.9 (0.5) 0.08
Unmet medical needs 10.6 (0.4) 3.3 (0.2) <0.001
Received needed mental health services 63.3 (1.8) 54.2 (2.5) <0.01
Provider obtained development history (Age 0–5) 41.7 (1.3) 52.0 (1.1) <0.001
Formal developmental screening (Age 0–5) 17.7 (1.0) 21.1 (0.9) 0.02
Tetanus booster (Age 12–17) 84.3 (0.7) 85.8 (0.6) 0.12
Meningitis vaccine (Age 12–17) 38.4 (1.2) 39.4 (1.0) 0.54
Provider recommended HPV (Girls Age 12–17) 27.5 (1.4) 34.7 (1.3) <0.001
No Medical Home
n=3430
Pop est. 3,188,584
Medical Home
n=4244
Pop est. 3,229,648
Adjusted Mean Number of Days (SE) P Value

Number of Missed School Days in Children with Asthma (Age 6–17) 7.5 (0.4) 5.7 (0.3) <0.001
*

Adjusted for sex, gender, race, categorical age (except in measures with narrow age ranges), insurance type, consistency of insurance over a 12 month period, income level, maternal education level, primary language, family structure, household employment, geographic region and children with special health care needs (CSHCN).

Adjusted for asthma severity, categorical age (6–11, 12–17), gender, race, insurance type, consistency of insurance over a 12 month period, income level, maternal education level, primary language, family structure, household employment, geographic region and children with special health care needs (CSHCN).