Improving access, mixed continuity: effects of multidisciplinary teams on primary health-care in Finland - a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach in primary care is a relatively recent innovation, developed over the past 15 years. There is limited data on MDTs' effects on Quadruple Aim (QA) goals. The object of this study is to evaluate the implementation of a novel MDT from 2021 to 2023 and its impact on access and continuity of care, compared to an established model. Future research will explore its effects on staff satisfaction, costs, and health outcomes.

Design, setting and patients

This quasi-experimental study compares five intervention health centers with three control centers. It includes all primary care patients from 2021 to 2023, presenting data on access and continuity before and after the intervention.

Intervention

Nurse-only consultations were r

SUBMITTER: Jokelin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12632202 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature