ReviewPrimary health care research & development2023
Connecting unattached patients to comprehensive primary care: a rapid review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Recommendations of an Independent Expert Committee for the Development of Quebec's First Government Policy on Primary Care.Healthcare management forum · 2026Article
- Exploring user experiences in a novel primary care center: a qualitative grounded theory study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Impact of a Novel Electronic Medical Record-Integrated Electronic Form (Provider Asthma Assessment Form) and Severe Asthma Algorithm in Primary Care: Single-Center, Pre- and Postobservational Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Observational
- The impact of patient enrolment in primary care on continuity and quality of care around the world, 2014-2024, and lessons for Australia: a scoping review.The Medical journal of Australia · 2025Article
- The healthcare experiences of rural-living Canadians with and without a primary care provider: a qualitative analysis of open-ended cross-sectional survey responses.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Global health inequity and primary care.BJGP open · 2024Article
- Toward a universal definition of provider-patient attachment in primary care.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2024Review
- Health care utilization of patients with acute abdominal pain before and after emergency department visits.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Health care utilization and outcomes of patients seen by virtual urgent care versus in-person emergency department care.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2023Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionLack of access to primary care providers (PCPs) is a significant hurdle to receiving high-quality comprehensive health care and creates greater reliance on emergency departments and walk-in clinics.
methodsWe conducted a rapid review and analysis of the literature that discusses approaches to increasing access to continuous care for patients with no PCP ('unattached patients').
resultsFive distinct themes across 38 resources were identified: financial incentives for patients and providers, health care organization, policy intervention, virtual care and health information technology (HIT), and medical education. Approaches that increased attachment were primary care models that combined two or more of these and reflected the Patient's Medical Home (PMH) model.
conclusionsAlthough there are individual initiatives that could allow for temporary relief, long-term and community-wide success lies in designing models of primary care that use multiple tools, meet the needs of the community, and are supported by regional, provincial, and national policies.
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