Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Current
    • Published Ahead of Print
    • Archive
    • Supplemental Issues
    • Collections - French
    • Collections - English
  • Info for
    • Authors & Reviewers
    • Submit a Manuscript
    • Advertisers
    • Careers & Locums
    • Subscribers
    • Permissions
  • About CFP
    • About CFP
    • About the CFPC
    • Editorial Advisory Board
    • Terms of Use
    • Contact Us
    • CFP AI policy
    • Politique du MFC en matière d'IA
  • Feedback
    • Feedback
    • Rapid Responses
    • Most Read
    • Most Cited
    • Email Alerts
  • Blogs
    • Latest Blogs
    • Blog Guidelines
    • Directives pour les blogues
  • Mainpro+ Credits
    • About Mainpro+
    • Member Login
    • Instructions
  • Other Publications
    • http://www.cfpc.ca/Canadianfamilyphysician/
    • https://cfpc.my.site.com/s/login/
    • Careers and Locums

User menu

  • My alerts

Search

  • Advanced search
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
  • Other Publications
    • http://www.cfpc.ca/Canadianfamilyphysician/
    • https://cfpc.my.site.com/s/login/
    • Careers and Locums
  • My alerts
The College of Family Physicians of Canada

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Current
    • Published Ahead of Print
    • Archive
    • Supplemental Issues
    • Collections - French
    • Collections - English
  • Info for
    • Authors & Reviewers
    • Submit a Manuscript
    • Advertisers
    • Careers & Locums
    • Subscribers
    • Permissions
  • About CFP
    • About CFP
    • About the CFPC
    • Editorial Advisory Board
    • Terms of Use
    • Contact Us
    • CFP AI policy
    • Politique du MFC en matière d'IA
  • Feedback
    • Feedback
    • Rapid Responses
    • Most Read
    • Most Cited
    • Email Alerts
  • Blogs
    • Latest Blogs
    • Blog Guidelines
    • Directives pour les blogues
  • Mainpro+ Credits
    • About Mainpro+
    • Member Login
    • Instructions
  • RSS feeds
  • Follow cfp Template on Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
Research ArticleResearch

Engaging primary care physicians in care coordination for patients with complex medical conditions

Elizabeth Lockhart, Gillian A. Hawker, Noah M. Ivers, Tara O’Brien, Geetha Mukerji, Pauline Pariser, Ian Stanaitis, Laura Pus and G. Ross Baker
Canadian Family Physician April 2019; 65 (4) e155-e162;
Elizabeth Lockhart
Graduate student at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
MSc
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: elizabeth.lockhart{at}cancercare.on.ca
Gillian A. Hawker
Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and Senior Scientist at Women’s College Research Institute.
MD MSc FRCPC
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Noah M. Ivers
Assistant Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, and a family physician at Women’s College Hospital.
MD CCFP PhD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Tara O’Brien
Medical Director of the Acute Ambulatory Care Unit at Women’s College Hospital and the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto.
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Geetha Mukerji
Assistant Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Toronto, and a staff endocrinologist at Women’s College Hospital.
MD FACP FRCPC MSc
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Pauline Pariser
Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and Associate Medical Director at University Health Network.
MASc MD CCFP FCFP
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Ian Stanaitis
Research Project Coordinator at Women’s College Hospital.
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Laura Pus
Director, Women’s Virtual at Women’s College Hospital.
MBA
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
G. Ross Baker
Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.
PhD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Article Figures & Data

Tables

    • View popup
    Table 1.

    The SCOPE PCP and study KI office profile characteristics

    OFFICE PROFILE CHARACTERISTICSSCOPE PCPs, N (%), N = 29KIs, N (%), N = 22
    Male sex24 (82.8)18 (81.8)
    Age, y
      • 30–392 (6.9)1 (4.5)
      • 40–497 (24.1)7 (31.8)
      • 50–598 (27.6)6 (27.3)
      • ≥ 6012 (41.4)8 (36.4)
    Time in family practice, y
      • ≤ 51 (3.4)1 (4.5)
      • 6–101 (3.4)0 (0.0)
      • 11–152 (6.9)2 (9.1)
      • > 1525 (86.2)19 (86.4)
    Practice size
      • ≤ 10001 (3.4)0 (0.0)
      • 1001–200010 (34.5)8 (36.4)
      • 2001–30006 (20.7)4 (18.2)
      • > 300012 (41.4)10 (45.4)
    Proportion of patients ≥ 65 y
      • < 306 (20.7)4 (19.0)
      • 30–5019 (65.5)14 (66.7)
      • > 504 (13.8)3 (14.3)
    Family practice profile
      • Solo practice, university affiliated7 (24.1)6 (27.3)
      • Solo practice, not university affiliated14 (48.3)11 (50.0)
      • Group practice, university affiliated2 (6.9)1 (4.5)
      • Group practice, not university affiliated6 (20.7)4 (18.2)
    Experience in the ED*17 (58.6)15 (68.2)
    • ED—emergency department, KI—key informant, PCP—primary care physician, SCOPE—Seamless Care Optimizing the Patient Experience.

    • ↵* Range of experience 1–18 y.

PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Canadian Family Physician: 65 (4)
Canadian Family Physician
Vol. 65, Issue 4
1 Apr 2019
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Cover
  • Index by author
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on The College of Family Physicians of Canada.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Engaging primary care physicians in care coordination for patients with complex medical conditions
(Your Name) has sent you a message from The College of Family Physicians of Canada
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the The College of Family Physicians of Canada web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
Engaging primary care physicians in care coordination for patients with complex medical conditions
Elizabeth Lockhart, Gillian A. Hawker, Noah M. Ivers, Tara O’Brien, Geetha Mukerji, Pauline Pariser, Ian Stanaitis, Laura Pus, G. Ross Baker
Canadian Family Physician Apr 2019, 65 (4) e155-e162;

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Respond to this article
Share
Engaging primary care physicians in care coordination for patients with complex medical conditions
Elizabeth Lockhart, Gillian A. Hawker, Noah M. Ivers, Tara O’Brien, Geetha Mukerji, Pauline Pariser, Ian Stanaitis, Laura Pus, G. Ross Baker
Canadian Family Physician Apr 2019, 65 (4) e155-e162;
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • METHODS
    • FINDINGS
    • DISCUSSION
    • Acknowledgments
    • Notes
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Evaluation and adaptation of the Seamless Care Optimizing the Patient Experience Mental Health program
  • La prescription sociale: Appel a laction
  • Social prescribing: A call to action
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Impact of grassroots development of interprofessional team–based practices
  • Evaluation and adaptation of the Seamless Care Optimizing the Patient Experience Mental Health program
  • Opportunities to improve the care of individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome in Canada
Show more Research

Similar Articles

Subjects

  • Collection française
    • Résumés de recherche

Navigate

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Archive
  • Collections - English
  • Collections - Française

For Authors

  • Authors and Reviewers
  • Submit a Manuscript
  • Permissions
  • Terms of Use

General Information

  • About CFP
  • About the CFPC
  • Advertisers
  • Careers & Locums
  • Editorial Advisory Board
  • Subscribers

Journal Services

  • Email Alerts
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feeds

Copyright © 2026 by The College of Family Physicians of Canada

Powered by HighWire