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Home Research Research Library Developing measures to capture the true value of primary care Developing measures to capture the true value of primary care 2021 Author(s) Olde Hartman, Tim C, Bazemore, Andrew W, Etz, Rebecca S, Kassai, Ryuki, Kidd, Michael R, Phillips, Robert L, Roland, Martin O, van Boven, Kees, van Weel, Chris, and Goodyear-Smith, Felicity Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Measurement, and Quality Of Care Volume BJGP Open Source BJGP Open Primary care (PC) is an essential building block for any high quality healthcare system, and has a particularly positive impact on vulnerable patients. It contributes to the overall performance of health systems, and countries that reorient their health system towards PC are better prepared to achieve universal health coverage. Monitoring the actual performance of PC in health systems is essential health policy to support PC. However, current indicators are often too narrowly defined to account for quality of care in the complex populations with which PC deals. This article reviews a number of conceptual frameworks developed to capture PC values in robust measures and indicators that can inform policy and practice performance. Each have benefits and limitations. Further work is needed to develop meaningful primary health care (PHC) and PC measures to inform strategic action by policymakers and governments for improved overall performance of health systems. ABFM Research Read all 2022 Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S Go to Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S 2020 Well‐Being in the Nation: A Living Library of Measures to Drive Multi‐Sector Population Health Improvement and Address Social Determinants Go to Well‐Being in the Nation: A Living Library of Measures to Drive Multi‐Sector Population Health Improvement and Address Social Determinants 2024 Underlying reasons for primary care visits where chlamydia testing was performed in the United States, 2019-2022 Go to Underlying reasons for primary care visits where chlamydia testing was performed in the United States, 2019-2022 2013 Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce Go to Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce
Author(s) Olde Hartman, Tim C, Bazemore, Andrew W, Etz, Rebecca S, Kassai, Ryuki, Kidd, Michael R, Phillips, Robert L, Roland, Martin O, van Boven, Kees, van Weel, Chris, and Goodyear-Smith, Felicity Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Measurement, and Quality Of Care Volume BJGP Open Source BJGP Open
ABFM Research Read all 2022 Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S Go to Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S 2020 Well‐Being in the Nation: A Living Library of Measures to Drive Multi‐Sector Population Health Improvement and Address Social Determinants Go to Well‐Being in the Nation: A Living Library of Measures to Drive Multi‐Sector Population Health Improvement and Address Social Determinants 2024 Underlying reasons for primary care visits where chlamydia testing was performed in the United States, 2019-2022 Go to Underlying reasons for primary care visits where chlamydia testing was performed in the United States, 2019-2022 2013 Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce Go to Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce
2022 Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S Go to Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S
2020 Well‐Being in the Nation: A Living Library of Measures to Drive Multi‐Sector Population Health Improvement and Address Social Determinants Go to Well‐Being in the Nation: A Living Library of Measures to Drive Multi‐Sector Population Health Improvement and Address Social Determinants
2024 Underlying reasons for primary care visits where chlamydia testing was performed in the United States, 2019-2022 Go to Underlying reasons for primary care visits where chlamydia testing was performed in the United States, 2019-2022
2013 Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce Go to Unequal Distribution of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce
