background: in some primary health care settings, even where the health services are not available, provisions are not made to ensure continuity of care. this study aimed to determine the availability and level of continuity of care for maternal health services in the primary health centers (phcs) in nnewi, nigeria. methods: this was a cross‑sectional survey. using multistage sampling technique...

BACKGROUND Previous descriptive studies have demonstrated the problematic nature of physicians' attitudes toward battered women. However, little empirical research has been done in the field, especially among the various medical specialties. OBJECTIVES To compare the approach and feelings of competence regarding the care of battered women between primary care and non-primary care physicians. ...

Primary care is the foundation of the rural U.S. health care system. Thus, the willingness of rural primary care physicians to accept new Medicare patients is critically important to the Medicare program and to rural America's elderly. But universally consistent access to primary care physicians for Medicare beneficiaries may be in jeopardy. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) repo...

n engl j med 364;3 nejm.org january 20, 2011 193 phase of reform must slow the growth of health care costs and improve value through payment reforms, including bundling of payments and payments for episodes of care. Some savings will derive from implementation of innovative models of care, such as accountable care organizations, medical homes, transitional care, and community-based care. We bel...

background : in this research primary health care systems were reviewed and the nurses' roles were determined and then a model was designed for health networks in iran. methods: this was a triangulation research done in comparative method. in first step, phc systems reviewed in different countries such as uk, australia, canada, sweden and turkey selected in purposive sampling. in second step, t...

PURPOSE Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is widely underutilized because of multiple factors including physician referral practices. Previous research has shown CR referral varies by type of provider, with cardiologists more likely to refer than primary care physicians. The objective of this study was to compare factors affecting CR referral in primary care physicians versus cardiac specialists. M...

In their article, “Proportion of Family Physicians Providing Maternity Care Continues to Decline,” Tong et al outlined that the proportion of US family physicians who report providing maternity care declined from 23.3% in 2000 to 9.7% in 2010. This decline has major health care implications because there is growing evidence that the adequacy of prenatal care for women in rural and medically und...