General Practice Statistics in Australia: Pushing a Round Peg into a Square Hole

被引：24

作者：

Gordon, Julie ^{[1
]}

Britt, Helena ^{[2
]}

Miller, Graeme C. ^{[2
]}

Henderson, Joan ^{[2
]}

Scott, Anthony ^{[3
]}

Harrison, Christopher ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sydney, WHO Collaborating Ctr Strengthening Rehabil Capac, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

[2] Univ Sydney, Sydney Sch Publ Hlth, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

[3] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Inst Appl Econ & Social Res, Melbourne, Vic 3053, Australia

[4] Univ Sydney, Menzies Ctr Hlth Policy & Econ, Sydney Sch Publ Hlth, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2022年 / 19卷 / 04期

关键词：

general practice; health services research; primary health care; MEDICAL-CARE; ECOLOGY;

D O I：

10.3390/ijerph19041912

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

In Australia, general practice forms a core part of the health system, with general practitioners (GPs) having a gatekeeper role for patients to receive care from other health services. GPs manage the care of patients across their lifespan and have roles in preventive health care, chronic condition management, multimorbidity and population health. Most people in Australia see a GP once in any given year. Draft reforms have been released by the Australian Government that may change the model of general practice currently implemented in Australia. In order to quantify the impact and effectiveness of any implemented reforms in the future, reliable and valid data about general practice clinical activity over time, will be needed. In this context, this commentary outlines the historical and current approaches used to obtain general practice statistics in Australia and highlights the benefits and limitations of these approaches. The role of data generated from GP electronic health record extractions is discussed. A methodology to generate high quality statistics from Australian general practice in the future is presented.

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