Background: People aged 65 years or more represent a growing group of emergency
department users. We investigated whether characteristics of primary care (accessibility and …

PURPOSE Continuity of care among different clinicians refers to consistent and coherent
care management and good measures are needed. We conducted a metasummary of …

PURPOSE Patients who regularly see more than one clinician for health problems risk
discontinuity and fragmented care. Our objective was to develop and validate a generic measure …

Comparing accessibility between urban and rural areas requires measurement instruments
that are equally discriminating in each context. Through focus groups we explored and …

Background. Assessment of the quality of primary care services may be enhanced by
including patient perceptions as well as professional judgment of quality. There is a need for …

Background Interdisciplinary teamwork (ITW) is deemed necessary for quality cancer care
practices. Nevertheless, variation in ITW intensity among cancer teams is understudied, and …

Background: An emergency department (ED) visit may be a marker for limited access to
primary medical care, particularly among those with ambulatory care sensitive chronic …

Background Reform of primary healthcare (PHC) organisations is underway in Canada. The
capacity of various types of PHC organizations to respond to populations’ needs remains to …

Objective: A 2002 survey of primary healthcare sites found that 51% of rural and 33% of
urban primary care patients reported using the hospital emergency room (ER) in the last 12 …

Background In coming years, patient-reported data are expected to play a more prominent
role in ensuring early and efficient detection of healthcare system dysfunctions, developing …