Yves Roy

TL;DR: The data suggest that the vast majority of patients suspected of having new-onset RA do not receive rheumatology care, and further action should focus on this issue so that outcomes in RA may be optimized.

TL;DR: The data suggest that many patients with suspected new-onset CHF do not receive prompt cardiology care, as stipulated by current recommendations, and Equity of access for women and those with lower socioeconomic status appears to be problematic.

TL;DR: Physicians' practice characteristics and patients' health status and health care service use were important predictors of joining a FMG, and policymakers and researchers should account for differential selection into team-based primary health care models.

TL;DR: The KPC-MP measure, based on readily available administrative data, is associated with patient-perceived overall coordination of care among multiple physicians and is potentially a valuable and low-cost way to follow the effects of changes favoring group practice on continuity of care for entire populations.

TL;DR: Most patients with suspected new-onset JRA do not obtain prompt care from an arthritis specialist, and further research and action should focus on this issue so that outcomes may be optimized.