How will primary care groups work?

How will outcomes management work?

A consortium of employers and managed health care organizations has come together to test the feasibility and usefulness of an outcomes management system, a new strategy for providing information on what types of medical care are effective, for whom, and under what circumstances. Systematic measurement of health outcomes can provide the information that patients, providers, and insurers/employe...

How will the new genetics work?

How are primary care groups approaching clinical governance? A review of clinical governance plans from primary care groups in London.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate how primary care groups (PCGs) were implementing clinical governance in their first year. METHODS A structured review was carried out of clinical governance plans of 57 PCGs in London. RESULTS There was considerable variation in content of the plans. Priority areas were generally based on national service frameworks and local health improv...

Implementation of "Chronic Care Model" for Diabetes Care in Iranian Primary Health Care: Does it work?

Objective: Traditional health care systems were not capable to face successfully with chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus. In this regard, the Chronic Care Model or CCM was created to promote quality of care. The aim of this study was to examine whether establishment of chronic care model, with focus on diabetic patients, has led to clinically significant outcomes in Iran. Materials a...

How the Affordable Care Act will strengthen primary care and benefit patients, providers, and payers.

Although primary care is fundamental to health system performance, the United States has undervalued and underinvested in primary care for decades. This brief describes how the Affordable Care Act will begin to address the neglect of America's primary care system and, wherever possible, estimates the potential impact these efforts will have on patients, providers, and payers. The health reform ...