Public Poll from The John A. Hartford Foundation: Older Adults Think Medical Homes Help Improve Health
Teamwork and the key services of a patient-centered medical home—important and controversial aspects of health reform efforts—can improve older adults’ health, according to “On Your Team,” a survey of adults 65 and older released on April 3 by The John A. Hartford Foundation. The survey found that this care is still relatively uncommon, as just 27 percent of older adults reported receiving these services. Nevertheless, a large majority (83%) of those who say they do receive well-coordinated care from a team of providers report that this “team care” has improved their health. The press release, poll findings, and other materials can be found here.
Teamwork and the key services of a patient-centered medical home—important and controversial aspects of health reform efforts—can improve
older adults’ health, according to “On Your Team,” a survey of adults 65 and older released on April 3 by The John A. Hartford Foundation. The survey found that this care is still relatively uncommon, as just 27 percent of older adults reported receiving these services. Nevertheless, a large majority (83%) of those who say they do receive well-coordinated care from a team of providers report that this “team care” has improved their health. Even among older adults not currently receiving this type of care, 61 percent say they believe team care would improve their health, and 73 percent would want this type of care, the survey found.
PerryUndem Research/Communication conducted the nationally representative survey on behalf of The John A. Hartford Foundation, which works to improve the health of older Americans. The survey included more than 1,000 older adults and has a margin of sampling error of 3.9 percentage points. The press release, poll findings, and other materials can be found here.