Paramedic determinations of medical necessity: a meta-analysis

LH Brown, MW Hubble, DC Cone… - Prehospital …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. Reducing unnecessary ambulance transports may have operational and
economic benefits for emergency medical services (EMS) agencies and receiving …

Quality of osteoarthritis management and the need for reform in the US

DJ Hunter, T Neogi, MC Hochberg - Arthritis care & research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Disability due to osteoarthritis (OA) and increasing disease prevalence are colliding to
create a major public health problem. By 2020, the number of people with OA will have …

[HTML][HTML] Improving performance in medical practices through the extended use of electronic medical record systems: a survey of Canadian family physicians

L Raymond, G Paré, A Ortiz de Guinea… - BMC medical informatics …, 2015 - Springer
Background Numerous calls have been made for greater assimilation of information
technology in healthcare organizations in general, and in primary care settings in particular …

Characteristics of primary care practices associated with high quality of care

MD Beaulieu, J Haggerty, P Tousignant, J Barnsley… - Cmaj, 2013 - Can Med Assoc
Background: No primary practice care model has been shown to be superior in achieving
high-quality primary care. We aimed to identify the organizational characteristics of primary …

[HTML][HTML] Thinking about accountability

RB Deber - Healthcare Policy, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Accountability is a key component of healthcare reforms, in Canada and internationally, but
there is increasing recognition that one size does not fit all. A more nuanced understanding …

“My approach to this job is... one person at a time”: perceived discordance between population-level quality targets and patient-centred care

N Ivers, J Barnsley, R Upshur, K Tu, B Shah… - Canadian Family …, 2014 - cfp.ca
Objective To understand the usefulness of audit and feedback among family physicians and
examine the barriers to using it to improve quality of care. Design Qualitative study using in …

Patients' experience of chronic illness care in a network of teaching settings

J Houle, MD Beaulieu, MT Lussier, C Del Grande… - Canadian Family …, 2012 - cfp.ca
Objective To evaluate chronic illness care delivery from the patient's perspective and to
examine its main correlates. Design Cross-sectional, descriptive study using questionnaires …

Evidence-based performance indicators of primary care for asthma: a modified RAND Appropriateness Method

T To, A Guttmann, MD Lougheed… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Purpose To develop evidence-based performance indicators that measure the quality of
primary care for asthma. Data sources Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of the quality of hypertension management in primary care between Shanghai and Shenzhen: a cohort study of 3196 patients

H Li, X Wei, MC Wong, N Yang, SY Wong, X Lao… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
A Comparison of the Quality of Hypertension Management in Pr... : Medicine A Comparison of
the Quality of Hypertension Management in Primary Care Between Shanghai and Shenzhen …

Performance measurement in mental health and addictions systems: A scoping review

K Urbanoski, D Inglis - Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs …, 2019 - jsad.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate how performance is defined,
conceptualized, and measured in mental health and addiction service systems around the …