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. 2021 May 28;100(21):e26119. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026119

Table 2.

Adjusted Differences in high-value and low-value primary care for respondents aged 18 years and older cared for by certified PCMH and non-PCMH providers.

PCMH Non-PCMH
Type of primary care No. Estimates % (95% CI) No. Estimates % (95% CI) Difference, % (95% CI) P Adjusted§P
High-value care
Diabetes care composite 440 81.4 (75.1–87.7) 627 83.2 (78.6–87.7) −1.8 (−10.0 to 6.5) .67 .90
 HbA1c 440 55.5 (47.8–63.1) 627 54.7 (48.5–61.0) 0.7 (−10.0 to 11.4) .90 .90
 Foot examination 440 68.6 (61.7–75.4) 627 65.5 (59.2–71.8) 3.1 (−7.2 to 13.3) .56 .90
 Eye examination 440 62.3 (56.3–68.4) 627 61.5 (55.6–67.4) 0.8 (−8.1 to 9.8) .86 .90
Cancer screening composite 1795 77.5 (73.7–81.4) 2195 76.9 (74.1–79.6) 0.6 (−4.0 to 5.3) .79 .90
 Cervical cancer Screening 932 86.4 (82.3–90.4) 1042 86.9 (83.5–90.2) −0.5 (−5.8 to 4.8) .85 .90
 Breast cancer Screening 668 81.6 (76.3–86.9) 820 81.1 (77.1–85.2) 0.5 (−6.6 to 7.5) .90 .90
 Colorectal cancer Screening 1200 73.9 (69.1–78.7) 1531 72.6 (69.1–76.1) 1.3 (−4.5 to 7.0) .67 .90
Diagnostic and preventive testing/care composite 2540 98.2 (97.6–98.8) 3208 97.0 (96.2–97.9) 1.1 (0.1 to 2.2) .03 .46
 Cholesterol measurement 2061 98.2 (97.6–98.8) 2656 96.7 (95.7–97.7) 1.5 (0.3 to 2.6) .01 .40
 Blood pressure measurement 2540 99.3 (98.8–99.7) 3208 98.8 (98.4–99.2) 0.5 (−0.1 to 1.0) .14 .72
 Influenza vaccine 2540 57.0 (53.6–60.4) 3208 54.8 (51.7–57.9) 2.2 (−2.2 to 6.7) .33 .85
 Routine checkup 2540 87.7 (85.5–90.0) 3208 87.2 (85.4–89.0) 0.5 (−2.2 to 3.2) .71 .90
 Dental checkup 2340 47.6 (43.7–51.6) 2929 46.8 (43.2–50.5) 0.8 (−4.5 to 6.0) .78 .90
Counseling composite 1918 67.2 (64.2–70.1) 2440 65.0 (62.2–67.8) 2.2 (−1.9 to 6.4) .30 .84
 Exercise counseling 1788 65.4 (62.0–68.7) 2306 63.7 (60.9–66.5) 1.7 (−2.7 to 6.1) .46 .90
 Smoking cessation counseling 358 75.9 (67.7–84.1) 442 74.0 (67.9–80.1) 2.0 (−8.2 to 12.1) .71 .90
Medical treatment composite 985 32.2 (27.2–37.2) 1369 36.7 (31.0–42.3) −4.4 (−12.2 to 3.3) .26 .84
 Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation 116 49.5 (38.8–60.1) 150 60.8 (51.3–70.4) −11.4 (−25.1 to 2.3) .10 .80
 Salicylates and/or platelet aggregation inhibitors for CAD/MI 452 14.6 (8.9–20.2) 637 13.4 (7.7–19.2) 1.1 (−7.0 to 9.2) .79 .90
 Beta blocker for CAD/MI 452 59.3 (51.6–67.0) 637 67.7 (60.5–74.9) −8.4 (−19.3 to 2.4) .13 .79
 ACEi/ARB for diabetes & hypertension 489 64.3 (56.6–72.0) 721 63.2 (56.4–70.0) 1.1 (−8.9 to 11.2) .83 .90
 Antiplatelet for CVA 164 17.4 (10.0–24.8) 224 28.4 (19.8–36.9) −11.0 (−21.6 to −0.3) .04 .46
Low-value care
Cancer screening composite 470 47.1 (40.1–54.2) 713 42 (36.2–47.9) 5.1 (−4.1 to 14.4) .28 .84
 Cervical cancer screening in women aged 65 + 384 42.2 (34.4–50.0) 544 38.1 (32.1–44.2) 4.1 (−5.7 to 13.8) .41 .90
 Colorectal cancer screening in adults aged 75 + 260 22.5 (14.3–30.6) 414 17.7 (12.4–22.9) 4.8 (−3.8 to 13.4) .27 .84
 Prostate cancer screening in men aged 75 + 86 33.9 (21.6–46.2) 169 37.9 (28.6–47.2) −4 (−20.4 to 12.4) .63 .90
Medical treatment composite 1501 11.2 (8.8–13.5) 2048 12.4 (10.1–14.6) −1.2 (−4.4 to 2.0) .46 .90
 Anxiolytics/sedatives/ hypnotics in adults 65 + 834 7.6 (5.1–10.1) 1219 8.8 (6.6–11.1) −1.2 (−4.8 to 2.3) .50 .90
 Benzodiazepine for depression 273 21.3 (15.2–27.3) 346 25.8 (19.4–32.1) −4.5 (−12.8 to 3.9) .29 .84
 NSAID use for hypertension/heart failure/kidney disease 908 10.1 (6.9–13.2) 1208 10.8 (8.1–13.6) −0.8 (−4.9 to 3.3) .71 .90