Background A 2018 review into continuity of care with doctors in primary and secondary
care concluded that mortality rates are lower with higher continuity of care. Aim This …

Abstract Background In several northwest European countries, a demand-driven healthcare
system has been implemented that stresses the importance of patient healthcare provider …

Background A pay-for-performance scheme based on meeting targets for the quality of
clinical care was introduced to family practice in England in 2004. Methods We conducted …

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is four things: 1) the fundamental tenets of
primary care: first contact access, comprehensiveness, integration/coordination, and …

Background. The use of qualitative research (QR) methods is recommended as good
practice in discrete choice experiments (DCEs). This study investigated the use and …

BACKGROUND Internet-based social networking tools that allow users to share content
have enabled a new form of public reporting of physician performance: the physician-rating …

Continuity of care and the patient experience Page 1 Continuity of care and the patient
experience Research paper Authors George Freeman Jane Hughes An Inquiry into the Quality …

Motivated by the rising popularity of electronic appointment booking systems, we develop
appointment scheduling models that take into account the patient preferences regarding …

Lack of evidence about the external validity of Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs)-sourced
preferences inhibits greater use of DCEs in healthcare decision-making. This study …

This paper examines patient preferences and choice behavior in scheduling medical
appointments. We conduct four discrete choice experiments on two distinct populations and …