Summary The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are now steering the global health
and development agendas. Notably, the SDGs contain no mention of primary health care …

OBJECTIVE: Although prior research indicates that features of clinician–patient
communication can predict health outcomes weeks and months after the consultation, the …

The phrase “patient-centered care” is in vogue, but its meaning is poorly understood. This
article describes patient-centered care, why it matters, and how policy makers can advance …

Background Even though there is general agreement that primary care is the linchpin of
effective health care delivery, to date no efforts have been made to systematically review the …

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is four things: 1) the fundamental tenets of
primary care: first contact access, comprehensiveness, integration/coordination, and …

PURPOSE We determined the reported value general practitioners/family physicians in 3
different health care systems place on the various types of continuity of care. METHODS We …

Objectives: Exploring terminal patients' perceptions of GPs' role in delivering continuous end-
of-life care and identifying barriers to this. Design: Qualitative interview study with patients …

PURPOSE We assessed the relationship between 4 attributes of the physician-patient
relationship and medication compliance. METHODS We conducted a waiting room survey of …

Introduction: A medical home is a patient-centered, multifaceted source of personal primary
health care. It is based on a relationship between the patient and physician, formed to …

OBJECTIVE: The patient-clinician relationship is a central feature of primary care, and recent
developments in the delivery of health care have tended to limit continuity of care. The …