Results Based Primary Health Care

Results Based Primary Health Care
Primary health care (PHC) is the foundation of Canada’s health care system. For most people, PHC is their first point of contact with the health care system, often through a family physician. It is where short-term health issues are resolved and the majority of chronic health conditions are managed. It is also where health promotion and education efforts are undertaken, and where patients in need of more specialized services are connected with secondary care. The last few years have seen increasing concern about access
to and the quality of PHC in Canada. When asked to deliberate about the various options to sustain their health care system, many Canadians suggest reform to PHC. People are ready for new models of service delivery that will improve or sustain the level of care already provided.Between 1997 and 2008, substantial federal and provincial investments are dedicated to improving the delivery of PHC in Canada. All of these financial investments have, to varying degrees, required evaluation to ensure that the policy, administrative and practice community monitor, guide and report on PHC renewal./.../