Grant Russell

TL;DR: This paper explains the comprehensiveness and dynamic nature of this conceptualisation of access to care and identifies relevant determinants that can have an impact on access from a multilevel perspective where factors related to health systems, institutions, organisations and providers are considered with factors at the individual, household, community, and population levels.

TL;DR: The observation that quality of care decreased in larger, busier practices suggests that moves toward larger practices and greater patient-physician ratios may have unanticipated negative effects on processes of care quality.

TL;DR: A conceptual framework for primary care was originally developed to guide the measurement of the performance of primary care organizations within the context of a large mixed-method evaluation of four types of models ofPrimary care in Ontario, Canada.

TL;DR: The elements of models most frequently associated with improved access, coordination and quality of care were case management, use of specialist refugee health workers, interpreters and bilingual staff.

TL;DR: To examine whether adult use of mental health services subsidised by Medicare varies by measures of socioeconomic and geographic disadvantage in Australia, a large number of people believe that using a mental health professional is a viable option.