Primary Care: Balancing Health Needs, Services, and TechnologyIn Primary Care: Balancing Health Needs, Services, and Technology, Barbara Starfield presents evidence of the positive impact of primary care on the health of populations and provides innovative methods to evaluate the attainment and contribution primary care systems and practitioners. This volume is a valuable extension of the author's 1992 book on primary care, underscoring two additional areas: the role of primary care in facilitating equity in health services, and the emerging overlap between clinical medicine and public health. As primary care increasingly informs health care decision-making throughout the world, this updated edition is critical for the future trajectory of health policy. |
Contents
Primary Care and Its Relationship to Health | 3 |
A Framework for Measuring Primary Care | 19 |
Morbidity in Primary Care | 35 |
Describing Primary Care | 55 |
Primary Care Subspecialists and NonPhysician Practitioners | 75 |
Primary Care in the Context of Health Systems | 101 |
The Gate | 119 |
Patient Lists and Personfocused Care Over Time | 143 |
A Clinical View | 245 |
A Population View | 281 |
Public Health and CommunityOriented Primary Care | 313 |
Primary Care Systems in Western Industralized Nations | 335 |
Information Systems for Primary Care | 357 |
Primary Care Research Needs | 377 |
Health Policies to Achieve Effectiveness and Equity | 397 |
Epilogue | 417 |
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