Bridging the Gap between Family Doctors and Regional Health Authorities Journal Articles

abstract

• The communication between family doctors and regional health authorities has become more complex and fragmented over the last 2 decades. By using a novel approach, we developed a medical advisory committee structure for community physicians enshrined in the regional health authority bylaws. This has improved bilateral communication, policy making that affects patients in the community, linkages between programs and family doctors, and input into the institutional care of our patients. We believe this model could be implemented or adapted by regional health authorities elsewhere in Canada having as its ultimate goal better patient care.

authors

• Hatcher, Lydia
• Howell, Oscar

status

• published 

publication date

• December 2011

has subject area

• 1117 Public Health and Health Services (FoR)
• Advisory Committees (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Models, Theoretical (MeSH)
• National Health Programs (MeSH)
• Physicians, Family (MeSH)
• Regional Health Planning (MeSH)

published in

• Healthcare Management Forum  Journal

keywords

• Advisory Committees
• Humans
• Models, Theoretical
• National Health Programs
• Physicians, Family
• Regional Health Planning

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.hcmf.2011.08.004

PubMed ID

• 22256515

start page

• 188

end page

• 191

volume

• 24

issue

• 4