Protocol for an implementation and realist evaluation of a new organisational model for primary care practices in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Continuity of care, especially for patients with complex needs, is a major challenge for healthcare systems in many high-income countries, including Switzerland. Since 2015, a collaborative project between Unisanté-Department of Family Medicine (DMF), some general practitioners (GPs) and canton of Vaud's public health authorities has sought to develop a new organisational model for the provision of primary care to ensure better care coordination and to provide adapted care deliveries to patients' healthcare needs. The model's main component is the addition of a primary care nurse to GPs practices. Three additional tools are individualised patient care plans, electronic medical records and patient empanelment. To assess this model, a 2-year pilot study has begun in nine

SUBMITTER: Schutz Leuthold M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733189 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature