Innovative and diverse strategies toward primary health care reform: Lessons learned from the Canadian experience

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Strumpf, Erin ^a   Levesque, Jean Frédéric ^b   Coyle, Natalie ^a   Hutchison, Brian ^c   Barnes, Marsha ^d   Wedel, Robert J ^e,f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Ontario Government   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health care services; Health care systems; Health policy; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CAPITATION FEE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863222357     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.02.110215     Document Type: Review

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