In this paper, we discuss the processes of policy layering as they relate to health care reform.
We focus on efforts to achieve systems of coordinated primary care, and demonstrate that …

To determine the factors associated with primary care physician self‐selection into different
payment models, we used a panel of eight waves of administrative data for all primary care …

Provinces and territories have primary responsibility for organizing and delivering health
services and supervising health care providers. Many provinces and territories have …

Primary care is the foundation of health care systems around the world. Physician autonomy
means that governments rely on a limited selection of levers to implement reforms in …

Background The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is an incentive scheme for
general practice, which was introduced across the UK in 2004. The Quality and Outcomes …

… Contributors: David Rudoler oversaw the data collection, conducted the statistical analysis,
and … David Rudoler’s postdoctoral work is supported by the Centre for Addiction and Mental …

Policy-makers desire an optimal balance of financial incentives to improve productivity and
encourage improved quality in primary care, while also avoiding issues of risk-selection …

Background Printed educational materials (PEMs) are commonly used simple interventions
that can be used alone or with other interventions to disseminate clinical evidence. They …

Background: Lack of patient access to family physicians in Canada is a concern. The role of
recent physician graduates in this problem of supply of primary care services has not been …

Background: Benzodiazepine treatment recommendations for older adults differ markedly
between guidelines, especially their advice on the acceptability of long-term use. Aims: Using …