Primary Health Care
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Analysis of ophthalmology workforce and delivery of emergency department eye care in Florida.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To measure annual population-based volume of emergency department (ED) eye care and concurrent ophthalmology on-call coverage. METHODS: Analysis and correlation of the 2006 Florida Agency of Health Care Administration ED and inpatient ... Read more...

A(1c) control in a primary care setting: self-titrating an insulin analog pre-mix (INITIATEplus trial).

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To study glycemic control and hypoglycemia development upon initiation of insulin through a self-titration schedule in a 24-week trial, conducted with 4875 insulin-naïve patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, predominantly in a ... Read more...

The potency of team-based care interventions for hypertension: a meta-analysis.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Team-based care is the strategy that has had the greatest effect on improving blood pressure (BP). The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the potency of interventions for BP involving nurses or pharmacists. METHODS: A ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Primary Health Care'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Analysis of ophthalmology workforce and delivery of emergency department eye care in Florida. 30 Oct 2009
• You get what you pay for. 30 Oct 2009
• A(1c) control in a primary care setting: self-titrating an insulin analog pre-mix (INITIATEplus trial). 30 Oct 2009
• The potency of team-based care interventions for hypertension: a meta-analysis. 24 Oct 2009
• Multimorbidity: another key issue for cardiovascular medicine. 22 Oct 2009
• Inconvenient truths about supplier induced demand and unwarranted variation in medical practice. 18 Oct 2009
• Prevalence and incidence of Wegener's granulomatosis in the UK general practice research database. 13 Oct 2009
• Predictors of delayed referral to a pediatric rheumatology center. 13 Oct 2009
• Title VII's decline: shrinking investment in the primary care training pipeline. 13 Oct 2009
• Evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule. 13 Oct 2009
• Mental status exam in primary care: a review. 13 Oct 2009
• [Ambulance service and primary health care] 6 Oct 2009
• Innovation networks: a strategy to transform primary health care. 5 Oct 2009
• Prognosis for patients with chronic low back pain: inception cohort study. 4 Oct 2009
• Associations between structural capabilities of primary care practices and performance on selected quality measures. 4 Oct 2009
• Health reform in central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Oct 2009
• Innovating innovation, my infundibular. 29 Sep 2009
• Does self-report data on HIV primary care utilization agree with medical record data for socially marginalized populations in the United States? 29 Sep 2009
• Public health and health services development in postconflict communities: a case study of a safe motherhood project in East Timor. 29 Sep 2009
• The cooperative medical extension program: translation of medical best practices to practicing primary care providers. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Primary Health Care'

Definition: Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)

Descriptor UI: D011320

Alternative terms: Primary Health Care; Care, Primary Health; Health Care, Primary; Primary Care; Care, Primary; Primary Healthcare; Healthcare, Primary;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; manpower; methods;

Tree Number: N04.590.233.727;

History Note: 74(72)

Technical Notes: IM