Background Healthcare systems around the world have been responding to the demand for
better integrated models of service delivery. However, there is a need for further clarity …

Background The NHS has been challenged to adopt new integrated models of service
delivery that are tailored to local populations. Evidence from the international literature is …

Abstract Introduction In 2003, the Quebec government made important changes in its
primary healthcare (PHC) system. This reform included the creation of new models of PHC …

Background Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death and disability
worldwide. Little is known about the organizational priorities of patients and clinicians …

Introduction Today, the main strategy of countries to improve the health status of people is
primary health care (PHC). The present study has two main objectives: 1) scoping review …

Primary health care medical practices have made sizable information technology
investments in recent years, primarily deploying electronic medical record (EMR) systems as …

Introduction. Healthcare reforms launched in the early 2000s in Québec, Canada, involved
the implementation of new forms of primary healthcare (PHC) organizations: Family …

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends focusing on primary health
care (PHC) as the first strategy of countries to achieve the improvement of the health level of …

Background: The NHS policy of constructing multispecialty community providers (MCPs)
rests on a complex set of assumptions about how health systems can replace hospital use …

Physicians' gender can have an impact on many aspects of patient experience of care.
Organization processes through which the influence of gender is exerted have not been fully …