It is well known that the cost of healthcare in US is a poor value proposition. One of the primary goals of the healthcare reform act is to reduce cost while improving healthcare quality. We believe that adding a health coach will help in achieving this goal. In part I, we discussed the role of...

This paper discusses the problem of allocating time for prevention at the primary care level, focusing on a general practitioner (GP) practice. The basic tradeoff is between improved state of the health of the population, which translates into less demand for the GP services, and a decreased...

Reformers in the US have earmarked substantial resources towards encouraging the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). However, studies have yet to explain why physicians resist adoption and why the investments resulting from a policy push may prove ineffective for improving the...

In recent years in Italy, as in other European countries, profound changes have been introduced in health care both at central and regional levels. Most of them were oriented towards a shift from 'hospital-centered' health care to health care based more on primary care services. This transition...

The objective of the paper is to estimate the effect of physician bonus eligibility on CRC screening while controlling for patient and primary care physician characteristics. The study is retrospective, using a managed care plan's claims data on fifty-year-old commercially insured patients in...

The role of Regional Primary Care Organisations in assisting practices to increase quality is not understood. General Practitioners in Australia are predominantly paid through Medicare, the national fee-for-service scheme for doctors. From 1998, this was supplemented by the gradual introduction...

Learning Objectives: To introduce the participants with the principles, implementation tools and challenges of the Primary Health Care reform in Albania. Background: As of end 2006, the Primary Health Care (PHC) system in Albania was managed centrally, with little incentive or capacity for...

Objectives: The distribution of primary physicians influences the equity and accessibility of healthcare for patients. Especially after the implementation of the National Health Insurance program, theoretically, all the population should have the same access to health resources. Previous studies...

Lodhran/Rahim Yar Khan (RYK) model of primary healthcare is a home-grown experiment in Pakistan. The model envisaged transferring the management of primary healthcare facilities to a public sector NGO. The paper finds that through the re-alignment of interest groups, the model was replicated in...

In Thailand, the primary care system is the first point of contact or gateway for people to access and utilize health services. It is an important mechanism for enabling people to access quality health care service on a continuous basis. It is also a measure to improve efficiency in health...