Developing a new clinical governance framework for chronic diseases in primary care: an umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our goal is to conceptualise a clinical governance framework for the effective management of chronic diseases in the primary care setting, which will facilitate a reorganisation of healthcare services that systematically improves their performance.

Setting

Primary care.

Participants

Chronic Care Model by Wagner et aland Clinical Governance statement by Scally et alwere taken for reference. Each was reviewed, including their various components. We then conceptualised a new framework, merging the relevant aspects of both.

Interventions

We conducted an umbrella review of all systematic reviews published by the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group to identify organisational interventions in primary care with demonstrat

SUBMITTER: Buja A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067352 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature