Redesigning the Health System / Percent of Patients who had Difficulty Finding a Provider

Sixty-five million Americans live in what are officially deemed primary care shortage areas¹

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides health care coverage to millions more Californians. It is important for the health system and the health professional training programs to think creatively about the way they deliver care to serve all those with coverage.²

Although there is currently no indicator to measure the percent of patients who had difficulty finding a provider, this has been identified as an opportunity for further data development to monitor this priority area of attention.