Performance indicators for primary care groups: an evidence based approach

Performance indicators for primary care groups: an evidence based approach.

Clinical governance in primary care groups: the feasibility of deriving evidence-based performance indicators.

OBJECTIVES To test the feasibility of deriving comparative indicators in all the practices within a primary care group. DESIGN A retrospective audit using practice computer systems and random note review. SETTING A primary care group in southern England. SUBJECTS All 18 general practices in a primary care group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Twenty six evidence-based process indicators includin...

Evaluating primary care behavioral counseling interventions: an evidence-based approach.

Risky behaviors are a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality, yet behavioral counseling interventions to address them are underutilized in healthcare settings. Research on such interventions has grown steadily, but the systematic review of this research is complicated by wide variations in the organization, content, and delivery of behavioral interventions and the lack of a consis...

Managing violence in primary care: an evidence-based approach.

An understanding of the risk factors for violence can help primary care staff to evaluate and manage risk in the primary care setting. They will be able to acknowledge that risk factors are not static but can vary according to time, place, situation, and support networks. General practitioners (GPs) should not ignore their clinical acumen, but should use their knowledge of the patient to form p...

Reactions to the use of evidence-based performance indicators in primary care: a qualitative study.

OBJECTIVES To investigate reactions to the use of evidence-based cardiovascular and stroke performance indicators within one primary care group. DESIGN Qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews. SETTING Fifteen practices from a primary care group in southern England. PARTICIPANTS Fifty two primary health care professionals including 29 general practitioners, 11 practice managers,...