Economic Aspects of Delivering Primary Care Services: An Evidence Synthesis to Inform Policy and Research Priorities.
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| Title: | Economic Aspects of Delivering Primary Care Services: An Evidence Synthesis to Inform Policy and Research Priorities. |
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| Authors: | CLARKE, LORCAN, ANDERSON, MICHAEL, ANDERSON, ROB, KLAUSEN, MORTEN BONDE, FORMAN, REBECCA, KERNS, JENNA, RABE, ADRIAN, KRISTENSEN, SØREN RUD, THEODORAKIS, PAVLOS, VALDERAS, JOSE, KLUGE, HANS, MOSSIALOS, ELIAS |
| Source: | Milbank Quarterly. Dec2021, Vol. 99 Issue 4, p974-1023. 50p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Health policy, Meta-synthesis, World Health Organization, Consensus (Social sciences), Health services accessibility, Research evaluation, Medical databases, Information storage & retrieval systems, Medical information storage & retrieval systems, Manuscripts, Clinical governance, Priority (Philosophy), Systematic reviews, Classification, Research methodology, Medical care, Primary health care, Conceptual structures, Comparative studies, Economics, Labor supply, Terms & phrases, Quality assurance, Health, Information resources, Economic aspects of diseases, Policy sciences, MEDLINE, Technology |
| Abstract: | Policy PointsThe 2018 Declaration of Astana reemphasized the importance of primary health care and its role in achieving universal health coverage. While there is a large amount of literature on the economic aspects of delivering primary care services, there is a need for more comprehensive overviews of this evidence. In this article, we offer such an overview.Evidence suggests that there are several strategies involving coverage, financing, service delivery, and governance arrangements which can, if implemented, have positive economic impacts on the delivery of primary care services. These include arrangements such as worker task‐shifting and telemedicine.The implementation of any such arrangements, based on positive economic evidence, should carefully account for potential impacts on overall health care access and quality. There are many opportunities for further research, with notable gaps in evidence on the impacts of increasing primary care funding or the overall supply of primary care services. Context: The 2018 Declaration of Astana reemphasized the importance of primary health care and its role in achieving universal health coverage. To strengthen primary health care, policymakers need guidance on how to allocate resources in a manner that maximizes its economic benefits. Methods: We collated and synthesized published systematic reviews of evidence on the economic aspects of different models of delivering primary care services. Building on previous efforts, we adapted existing taxonomies of primary care components to classify our results according to four categories: coverage, financing, service delivery, and governance. Findings: We identified and classified 109 reviews that met our inclusion criteria according to our taxonomy of primary care components: coverage, financing, service delivery, and governance arrangements. A significant body of evidence suggests that several specific primary care arrangements, such as health workers' task shifting and telemedicine, can have positive economic impacts (such as lower overall health care costs). Notably absent were reviews on the impact of increasing primary care funding or the overall supply of primary care services. Conclusions: There is a great opportunity for further research to systematically examine the broader economic impacts of investing in primary care services. Despite progress over the last decade, significant evidence gaps on the economic implications of different models of primary care services remain, which could help inform the basis of future research efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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