Importance Improving patient safety is at the forefront of policy and practice. While
considerable progress has been made in understanding the frequency, causes and …

Background Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent a major cause of iatrogenic morbidity
and mortality in patient care. While a substantial body of work has been undertaken to …

Background: Avoidable hospitalization (AH) has been widely studied as a possible measure
of the performance of primary health care (PHC). However, studies examining the …

There has been a renewed interest in collaborative models of health care delivered by
'interdisciplinary teams' of providers across several health care systems. This growing …

Background The general practitioner in Norway is expected to ensure equity and
effectiveness through fair rationing. At the same time, due to recent reforms of the Norwegian …

Background Analysing the evidence generated over decades, the World Health Report 2008
recommended the expansion of primary health care (PHC) to achieve better population …

Background Family doctor contract services (FDCS) has played a key role in diabetes
management in China since 2016. The influence of FDCS on the physiological indexes of …

Objective: To determine the effect of an out‐of‐hours primary care physician (PCP)
cooperative on the caseload at the emergency department (ED) and to study characteristics …

Objectives To compare mix of patients, scope of practice, and duration of visit in primary care
physicians in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Design Comparison of three …

Objective This study aims to examine whether participating in the contracted family doctor
system increases patients' utilisation of primary care general practitioner for multiple disease …