Open AccessCoordination of Care Could Improve: Canadian Results from the Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians
Author(s) -
Vanessa Sovran,
Alison Ytsma,
Liudmila Husak,
Tracy Johnson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
healthcare quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 1710-2774
DOI - 10.12927/hcq.2020.26283
Subject(s) - commonwealth , primary care , polling , health care , family medicine , nursing , medicine , health services research , business , political science , public health , computer science , law , operating system
Care coordination is a critical component of a strong primary care system. The Commonwealth Fund (CMWF) 2019 International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians polled physicians in 11 countries, allowing international and pan-Canadian comparisons of physicians' perspectives in this area. Canadian physicians indicated that there was room for improvement in coordinating care with those outside their practice, particularly specialists, home-based care providers and social services. Opportunities may arise in learning from higher-performing CMWF countries and in adopting new information technologies that are growing methods of facilitating communication across care settings.