Defining primary care sensitive conditions: a necessity for effective primary care delivery?

Substitution of Hospital Care with Primary Care: Defining the Conditions of Primary Care Plus

OBJECTIVE To analyse barriers and facilitators in substituting hospital care with primary care to define preconditions for successful implementation. METHODS A descriptive feasibility study was performed to collect information on the feasibility of substituting hospital care with primary care. General practitioners were able to refer patients, about whom they had doubts regarding diagnosis, t...

Primary care: a mandatory requirement for effective health care.

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...

Impact of UK Primary Care Policy Reforms on Short-Stay Unplanned Hospital Admissions for Children With Primary Care-Sensitive Conditions.

PURPOSE We aimed to assess the impact of UK primary care policy reforms implemented in April 2004 on potentially avoidable unplanned short-stay hospital admissions for children with primary care-sensitive conditions. METHODS We conducted an interrupted time series analysis of hospital admissions for all children aged younger than 15 years in England between April 2000 and March 2012 using dat...

Coordinating Care for Children with Chronic Conditions in Primary Care