Primary Care Measures
Information about care provided by primary care clinicians comes from the Midwest Health Initiative’s (MHI) community data set. This data is contributed by St. Louis health plans, employers and labor unions and represents services provided to over 1 million commercially-insured individuals in the St. Louis region. At this time, ChooseWell only shows information for care provided by St. Louis area primary care clinicians.
Primary care clinicians provide many health services, including preventive care, such as cancer screenings; chronic care for conditions like asthma, high-blood pressure and diabetes and acute care for times when you have a sore throat or ear infection. They also help patients manage their care across many health care providers and specialists.
The measures in ChooseWell show how often primary care clinicians’ patients received recommended care. Measure results are reported at the practice site since most primary care clinicians work with others as a team in one location.
Don’t forget, patients are part of the team too. So, follow your clinician’s instructions. Ask questions when you don’t understand and answer your clinician’s questions as fully and accurately as possible.
