Impact of group practices on patients, physicians and healthcare systems: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Group practices have potential benefits for patients, physicians and healthcare systems. Although group practices have been around for many years, research in this area is lacking and generally is centred around the economic benefits that may be realised from group practice. The aim of this scoping review is to identify the impact that group practices have on patients, physicians and healthcare systems to guide further research in this area.

Methods and analysis

A scoping review will be performed based on the methodology proposed by Arksey and O'Malley and refined by Levac and colleagues. MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central and Cochrane Economic Database will be searched from inception to present day to identify relevant studies that assess the impact of group pra

SUBMITTER: Zwiep TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6157524 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature