Does the configuration of a primary care system impact on care quality - an exploratory assessment

Abi-Aad Gerrard and Chi Y-Ling
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Bulletin: Economics, Organisation and Informatics in Healthcare, 2012, vol. 28, issue 2, 139-150

Abstract: Primary health care systems (PHCS) can be highly effective at meeting the healthcare needs of people with chronic or multiple morbidity. Under the right conditions it is also the best setting to assess health more generally and to intervene when health risks are identified. For people with an established chronic disease, primary care is also the natural setting to coordinate care and to ensure that patients receive the right balance of specialist vs. generalist input - care that is effectively coordinated can improve the overall quality of care by minimising the need for unnecessary and costly acute care, and by improving patient satisfaction. But how is it possible to measure the configuration of a health system and how do the essential features of health systems relate to quality of care? This paper provides an overview of how this might be approached and discusses the challenges therein.

Keywords: primary healthcare system; quality; multimorbidity; chronic disease (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.2478/v10221-011-0028-x

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