Participation in the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Initiative

The comprehensive primary care initiative: what you need to know.

Strengthening the Primary Health Care System in Iran: A Comprehensive Review Study

Background and Aim: It is essential to take action to strengthen the national primary health care (PHC) system. The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive review to find ways to strengthen the PHC system in Iran based on the experiences of different countries. Materials and Methods: This was a comprehensive review study. The relevant studies were retrieved using Science Direct, P...

Challenges of Payment System to Primary Health Care Providers in Iranian Comprehensive Health Centers

Background and purpose: The primary health care program for the suburbs is being implemented in Iran after the Health Transformation Plan where services are delivered with the priority of outsourcing and purchasing services from non-governmental sectors. In this program, different payment methods have been used. This study aimed at addressing the challenges associated with payments made to urba...

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 health care: on measuring participation.

This paper considers the problems of finding measurements for the two major principles of primary health care (PHC), equity and participation. Although both are of equal importance, the authors concentrate on the assessment of participation. A methodology is put forward to define indicators for participation in health care programmes as how wide participation is on a continuum developed for eac...