Primary Healthcare

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Journal Article

Can Health Care Quality Indicators Be Transferred Between Countries? — Jan 1, 2003

There are considerable benefits in using work from other settings in developing measures of quality of care.

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Primary Care: The Next Renaissance — Jan 1, 2003

Three decades ago, a renaissance helped create the foundations of primary care as they know it today.

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The Effect of Capitation on Switching Primary Care Physicians — Jan 1, 2003

A patient's demographics and utilization are associated with the probability that the patient will switch PCPs.

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Using the Chronic Care Model to Improve Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings — Jan 1, 2003

Work is needed on developing tools, self-management support resources and training strategies before the CCM can be evaluated in real world settings.

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Screening and Management of Adult Hearing Loss in Primary Care: Scientific Review — Jan 1, 2003

Hearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic condition in older adults and has important effects on their physical and mental health.

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Screening and Management of Adult Hearing Loss in Primary Care: Clinical Applications — Jan 1, 2003

Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic health conditions and has important implications for patient quality of life.

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Children's Use of Emergency Departments for Asthma: Persistent Barriers or Acute Need — Jan 1, 2003

Explore, in a predominantly Latino inner-city population, why caregivers bring their children with asthma to the ED (emergency department).

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Aligning Incentives in the Treatment of Depression in Primary Care with Evidence-Based Practice — Jan 1, 2003

Deficits in the quality of treatment of depression in the primary care sector have been documented in multiple studies.

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Crossing the Border for Health Care: Access and Primary Care Characteristics for Young Children of Latino Farm Workers Along the US-Mexico Border — Jan 1, 2003

Children of farm workers living along the US-Mexico border, almost irrespective of insurance status, receive a large proportion of care in Mexico.

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Impact of a Primary Care Quality Improvement Intervention on Use of Psychotherapy for Depression — Jan 1, 2003

The authors examine the impact of the two Partners in Care (PIC) primary care quality improvement (QI) interventions on counseling services.

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Parents' Perceptions of Pediatric Primary Care Quality: Effects of Race/ethnicity, Language, and Access — Jan 1, 2003

To examine the effects of race/ethnicity, language, and potential access on parents' reports of pediatric primary care experiences.

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Primary Care Patients with Depression Are Less Accepting of Treatment Than Those Seen By Mental Health Specialists — Jan 1, 2003

Patients with depression treated by primary care providers have attitudes and beliefs more averse to care than those seen by mental health specialists

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Conflict in the Care of Patients with Prolonged Stay in the ICU: Types, Sources, and Predictors — Jan 1, 2003

To determine types, sources, and predictors of conflicts among patients with prolonged stay in the ICU.

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Stigma and Depression Among Primary Care Patients — Jan 1, 2003

The relationship between stigma and service use deserves further study in diverse settings and populations.

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Restructuring Primary Care Practices to Manage Geriatric Syndromes: The ACOVE-2 Intervention — Jan 1, 2003

The effectiveness of the intervention in improving the processes of care for these conditions and clinical outcomes will need to be evaluated.

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The Possibilities and Boundaries of Appropriateness Using the RAND/UCLA Method — Jan 1, 2002

In this article, the author describes the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method (RAM)

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What Patient Population Does Visit Based Sampling in Primary Care Settings Represent? — Jan 1, 2002

Consecutive visit-based sampling actually selected patients with a visit pattern more typical of the patient population visiting 4+ times a year.

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Cost Effectiveness of Aggressive Care for Patients with Nontraumatic Coma — Jan 1, 2002

To estimate the cost effectiveness of aggressive care for patients with nontraumatic coma.

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Relations of Income Inequality and Family Income to Chronic Medical Conditions and Mental Health Disorders: National Survey — Jan 1, 2002

This study provides no evidence for the hypothesis that income inequality is a major risk factor for common disorders of physical or mental health.

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Primary Care Practice Management in Rural and Urban Veterans Health Administration Settings — Jan 1, 2002

Limited access to specialty care in rural settings may result in more expectations of primary care providers and a higher demand for primary care.

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