1.
Healthc Q
; 22(3): 40-46, 2019 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31845857
ABSTRACT
Attachment to a primary care physician (PCP) is a foundational component of the Patient's Medical Home. Yet how can attachment exist in a system that does not limit where patients seek care? This article describes a top-down approach with the ideologies of a bottom-up collaborative to address attachment within an Alberta primary care network. The steps taken to reduce the number of patients listed on multiple PCP panels from 27% to 4% will be described. Learnings from this initiative suggest that direct involvement with providers, coupled with engaged physician leadership, can create a local system of information delivery that supports the attachment of patients to their most responsible PCP.
Subject(s)
Patient-Centered Care , Physician-Patient Relations , Physicians, Primary Care/statistics & numerical data , Alberta , Humans , Patient Preference , Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data
2.
Can Fam Physician
; 62(2): 116-9, e57-60, 2016 Feb.
Article
in English, French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26884518