PHP61 Modeling Pharmaceutical Costs in Primary Health Care According to Chronic Conditions

Pharmaceutical care in Brazil’s primary health care

OBJECTIVE To characterize the activities of clinical nature developed by pharmacists in basic health units and their participation in educational activities aiming at health promotion. METHODS This article is part of the Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos - Serviços, 2015 (PNAUM - National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use o...

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...

Costs of health care across primary care models in Ontario

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between newly introduced primary care models in Ontario, Canada, and patients' primary care and total health care costs. A specific focus is on the payment mechanisms for primary care physicians, i.e. fee-for-service (FFS), enhanced-FFS, and blended capitation, and whether providers practiced as part of a multidisciplinary team...

Measuring and Modeling Health Care Costs

Supported Self-Management as a Tool to Combat Chronic Conditions in Brazilian Primary Health Care Context

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a global health problem and a threat to health and human development [1]. They are considered multifactorial conditions with coexistence of biological and sociocultural determinants, characterizing as a great challenge to the health system, especially to the primary health care [2]. It is present in poor and rich countries. In Brazil, the rise in the elderly...