Context: In the United States, more than a third of patients are referred to a specialist each
year, and specialist visits constitute more than half of outpatient visits. Despite the frequency …

Background The primary care specialist interface is a key organisational feature of many
health care systems. Patients are referred to specialist care when investigation or …

Background Economic evaluation can inform whether strategies designed to improve the
quality of health care delivery and the uptake of evidence-based practices represent a cost …

This article includes descriptions of a process used to conduct practice-based research
syntheses and the manner in which synthesis findings are used to inform and evaluate early …

Background There is increasing interest in innovative methods to carry out systematic
reviews of complex interventions. Theory-based approaches, such as logic models, have …

Objetivando avaliar os Centros de Especialidades Odontológicas de Pernambuco, Brazil,
realizou-se estudo exploratório, utilizando dados secundários da produção ambulatorial …

Background Electronic referrals can improve access to subspecialty care in safety net
settings. In January 2007, San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) launched an electronic …

Background Delivery arrangements include changes in who receives care and when, who
provides care, the working conditions of those who provide care, coordination of care …

Executive summary This report forms part of the wider inquiry into the quality of general
practice in England commissioned by The King's Fund, and focuses specifically on the …

OBJETIVO: Analisar fatores relacionados à integralidade na assistência à saúde bucal em
centros de especialidades odontológicas segundo os princípios norteadores da Política …