Family-centred care delivery: Comparing models of primary care service delivery in Ontario

#Editor's Key Points

  • In Ontario, different models of primary care service delivery coexist. The organization and remuneration of primary care services might influence many aspects of quality of care and provider behaviour. Therefore, it is important to evaluate these models in order to better understand their performance and function.

Community orientation in primary care practices: Results from the Comparison of Models of Primary Health Care in Ontario Study

#Abstract

Objective: To determine which of 4 organizational models of primary care in Ontario were more community oriented.

Design: Cross-sectional investigation using practice and provider surveys derived from the Primary Care Assessment Tool, with nested qualitative case studies (2 practices per model).