Longitudinal evaluation of physician payment reform and team-based care for chronic disease management and prevention
Background: We evaluated a large-scale transition of primary care physicians to blended
capitation models and team-based care in Ontario, Canada, to understand the effect of each …
capitation models and team-based care in Ontario, Canada, to understand the effect of each …
A comprehensive assessment of family physician gender and quality of care: a cross-sectional analysis in Ontario, Canada
Background: Studies evaluating primary care quality across physician gender are limited to
primary and secondary prevention. Objectives: Investigate the relationship between family …
primary and secondary prevention. Objectives: Investigate the relationship between family …
The relationship between diabetes care quality and diabetes-related hospitalizations and the modifying role of comorbidity
Objectives To evaluate the impact of comorbidity on diabetes care quality and diabetes-
related hospitalizations and to examine whether associations between the likelihood of …
related hospitalizations and to examine whether associations between the likelihood of …
A shifting terrain: understanding the perspectives of walk-in physicians on their roles amid worsening primary care access in Ontario, Canada
Background High-quality primary care is associated with better health outcomes and more
efficient and equitable health system performance. However, the rate of primary care …
efficient and equitable health system performance. However, the rate of primary care …
Interprofessional collaboration in diabetes care: perceptions of family physicians practicing in or not in a primary health care team
Abstract Background In Canada, most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are
cared for in the primary care setting in the practices of family physicians. This care is …
cared for in the primary care setting in the practices of family physicians. This care is …
Cervical cancer screening among women from Muslim-majority countries in Ontario, Canada
Background: Immigrant women are less likely to be screened for cervical cancer in Ontario.
Religion may play a role for some women. In this population-based retrospective cohort …
Religion may play a role for some women. In this population-based retrospective cohort …
Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions across primary care models in Ontario, Canada
The study analyzes the relationship between the risk of a hospitalization for an ambulatory
care sensitive condition (ACSC), and the primary care payment and the organizational …
care sensitive condition (ACSC), and the primary care payment and the organizational …
Those left behind from voluntary medical home reforms in Ontario, Canada
PURPOSE Health systems are transitioning patients to medical homes to improve health
outcomes and reduce cost. We sought to understand the characteristics and quality of care …
outcomes and reduce cost. We sought to understand the characteristics and quality of care …
[HTML][HTML] Lung cancer inequalities in stage of diagnosis in Ontario, Canada
Lung cancer is the most common cancer and cause of cancer death in Canada, with
approximately 50% of cases diagnosed at stage IV. Sociodemographic inequalities in lung …
approximately 50% of cases diagnosed at stage IV. Sociodemographic inequalities in lung …
Nurse practitioner's perceptions of the impact of the nurse practitioner-led clinic model on the quality of care of complex patients
AimTo evaluate the organizational processes that influence the quality of care for patients
with multimorbidity at nurse practitioner-led clinics (NPLCs). BackgroundPeople are living …
with multimorbidity at nurse practitioner-led clinics (NPLCs). BackgroundPeople are living …