Approaches to Measure Efficiency in Primary Care: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care in England is facing increasing pressure due to the increasing number and complexity of consultations and the declining number of doctors per head of population. The improvement of primary care efficiency and productivity should be a priority, to ensure that future investments in the medical workforce can cope with the increasingly large and complex demand for care.

Objectives

This paper presents a systematic literature review of studies that define or measure efficiency in primary care in high-income settings. The review of the existing definitions of primary care efficiency and their limitations will inform future research on the measurement of efficiency in primary care in England and its determinants.

Methods

Literature searches were perfor

SUBMITTER: Neri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8337146 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature