The Person-Centered Primary Care Measure (PCPCM)

The Person-Centered Primary Care Measure (CMS CQM483) is a comprehensive and parsimonious set of 11 patient-reported items, designed to assess the broad scope of primary care. This patient survey measures the high value aspects of primary care based on the patient’s relationship with their clinician or practice. The PRIME PRO-Only platform may be used by MIPS and MIPS Value Pathways participants to field, collect, analyze and submit PROs.

The Physician Trust Measure

An ongoing, trusting relationship between clinicians and patients is especially vital for primary care clinicians since effective relationships over time drive better health outcomes, higher professional satisfaction and lower costs.

The Physician Trust measure is a patient reported measure that uses the Wake Forest Trust Scale short form, a 5-item scale designed to assess trust in primary care physicians. The scale considers four dimensions of trust: fidelity, competence, honesty, and global trust.

The scale has been widely used in the U.S. and internationally. It has been shown to have good cross-cultural consistency/validity both at home and abroad. It has also been used in a variety of age groups and in underserved populations.

The Physician Trust PRO-PM is part of the Measures That Matter to Primary Care initiative, and is currently being tested in the PRIME Registry. Your practice’s adoption of this measure can help make it potentially available in Medicare’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Program.