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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 12.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2012 Nov;50(Suppl):S2–10. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182610aba
Access
Days you had to wait for an appointment for urgent care
Visited emergency room on evenings, weekends, or holidays because could not get needed care from provider
Got answer to medical question as soon as you needed when e-mailed provider’s office
Got information about office hours, appointments, and prescription refills
Kept informed about wait time for appointment
Communication
Asked how you would like to receive information
Received reminders between visits
Provider used medical words you did not understand
Provider interrupted you
Provider answered all your questions
Provider gave you as much information as you wanted about health problems or concerns
Coordination of Care
Provider had your medical records
Got test results as soon as you needed
Got help managing care from different providers
Offered after visit notes
Got help contacting child’s school or daycare
Comprehensiveness
Usual place for urgent care
Usual place for routine care
Usual place for care for on-going problem
Got needed help for personal or family problem/alcohol or drug use
Whole Person Orientation
Provider seemed to understand what was important to you about your health
Provider knew you as a person
Rating of provider’s knowledge of your medical history
Rating of provider’s knowledge of your responsibilities at home/work/school
Rating of provider’s knowledge of you as a person
Self-Management Support
Talked about things you could do to change your habits or lifestyle
Talked about what was available in community to change habits or lifestyle
Got help making changes in your habits or lifestyle
Talked about health monitoring
Talked about health goals
Offered help for things that make it hard to manage your health
Got instructions about how to manage your health
Talked about what was available in community to manage your health
Got help to get community services to manage your health
Helped you learn skills to manage your health
Shared Decision Making
Provider talked about reasons to have surgery or procedure
Provider talked about reasons not to have surgery or procedure
Provider asked what you thought was best for you regarding surgery or procedure