Contact time in GP Care: Descriptive patterns and a scoping review of the literature

Simon Reif, Jan Köhler, Sabrina Schubert and Benedikt Stelter

Health Policy, 2025, vol. 156, issue C

Abstract: Contact time in general practice (GP) refers to the duration a physician spends with a patient during an appointment. There are significant differences in contact times across OECD countries, raising questions about the influencing factors and potential consequences of these variations.

Keywords: GP care; Contact time; Health policy; Literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105315

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