Table 1.

Reasons for and Against Applying for NQCA Recognition.

	Percenta
Main motivations for applying among those with NCQA recognition (n = 47)
To improve patient care	81
To increase practice revenue	81
To improve patient experience or satisfaction	68
To improve provider and staff morale	40
Because the QI Specialist from DOH encouraged the practice to apply	30
Other/Don’t know	2
Reasons for not applying among those without NCQA recognition (n = 36)
Do not know much about PCMH	42
Other/Don’t know/No response	28
Already sufficiently patient centered and do not need the recognition	8
Would like to apply but do not have time to complete the application	8
Recognition is not worth the effort/cost of becoming a PCMH	6
Planning to apply	6
Not enough substance to the PCMH concept for the practice to apply	2

Abbreviations: NCQA, National Committee for Quality Assurance; QI, quality improvement; DOH, Department of Health; PCMH, patient-centered medical home.

^aProviders were asked to check all that apply; percentages may exceed 100% in total.