Practice size, financial sharing and quality of care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although we are observing a general move towards larger primary care practices, surprisingly little is known about the influence of key components of practice organization on primary care. We aimed to determine the relationships between practice size, and revenue sharing agreements, and quality of care.

Methods

As part of a large cross sectional study, group practices were randomly selected from different primary care service delivery models in Ontario. Patient surveys and chart reviews were used to assess quality of care. Multilevel regressions controlled for patient, provider and practice characteristics.

Results

Positive statistically significant associations were found between the logarithm of group size and access, comprehensiveness, and disease preven

SUBMITTER: Devlin RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3819507 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature