Quality Indicators for Care of Osteoarthritis in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Literature Review
2017
Background Despite the high prevalence of osteoarthritis and the prominence of primary care in managing this condition, there is no systematic summary of quality indicators applicable for osteoarthritis care in primary care settings. Objectives This systematic review aimed to identify […]
Costs of Health Care Across Primary Care Models in Ontario
2017
Background The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between newly introduced primary care models in Ontario, Canada, and patients’ primary care and total health care costs. A specific focus is on the payment mechanisms for primary care […]
Consistency of Priorities for Quality Improvement for Nursing Homes in Italy and Canada: A Comparison of Optimization Models of Resident Satisfaction
2017
The paper seeks to identify aspects of care that may be easily modified to yield a desired level of improvement in residents’ overall satisfaction with nursing homes, comparing data across Canada and Italy. Using a structured questionnaire, 681 and 1116 […]
Quality Indicators for Care of Depression in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review
2017
Background Despite the growing interest in assessing the quality of care for depression, there is little evidence to support measurement of the quality of primary care for depression. This study identified evidence-based quality indicators for monitoring, evaluating and improving the […]
Post-Acute Rehabilitation and Medical Oversight of Hip Fracture Patients
2017
Establishing the Respresentativeness of Physician and Patient Respondents in the Ontario Qualicopc Study Using Administrative Data
2017
Evaluating Quality of Care Among Older Adults With Diabetes With Comorbid Chronic Conditions; A Retrospective Cohort Study
2017
Outpatient Surgery for Type II Supracondylar Fractures at the Hospital For Sick Children: A Cost-Minimization Analysis
2017
“It’s a Waiting Game” a Qualitative Study of the Experience of Carers of Patients Who Require an Alternate Level of Care
2017
Background Delayed hospital discharge (also known as Alternate Level of Care or ALC) is a global health care quality issue with negative implications for people (e.g., functional decline) and the health care system (e.g., costly interruptions in hospital flow and […]
Computer Use in Primary Care Practices in Canada
2017
Abstract Objective To examine the use of computers in primary care practices. Design The international Quality and Cost of Primary Care study was conducted in Canada in 2013 and 2014 using a descriptive cross-sectional survey method to collect data from […]