Objective: This study aimed to analyze the Austrian health care system using the ecology of
care model. Our secondary aim was to compare data from Austria with those available from …

Objective. To explore the influence of sociodemographic factors on access to appointments
with physicians in primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in a publicly funded health …

The Austrian health-care system is characterized by free provider choice and uncontrolled
access to all levels of care. Using primary data, the ECOHCARE study shows that …

METHODS Population-based, cross-sectional health survey with a multistage, stratified
cluster design. The LINK Institute interviewed a representative sample of the adult Swiss …

This chapter will be devoted to the dimensions which have been grouped in the framework
as “process” and that focus on essential features of service delivery in primary care. In …

In these countries, community health centres generally form the basis of primary care
organisation. They include GPs and paramedical staff; skill mix is highly developed, notably …

Objective. To study people's views on the accessibility and continuity of primary medical
care provided by different providers: a public primary healthcare centre (PPHC) …

European Union (EU) healthcare systems, whether they are National Health Services or
Social Insurance systems, are going through difficult times. Governments, the healthcare …

The strengthening of primary health care is an important issue in health policy in The
Netherlands. The stimulation of co-operation and cohesion within primary health care and …

Abstract Background The Swiss government decided to freeze new accreditations for
physicians in private practice in Switzerland based on the assumption that demand-induced …