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The divisional alternative
Author(s) -
Sprogis Arn
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143531.x
Subject(s) - autonomy , equity (law) , business , economies of scale , health care , division of labour , quality (philosophy) , scale (ratio) , profit (economics) , global positioning system , operations management , economics , marketing , political science , economic growth , computer science , geography , market economy , microeconomics , law , telecommunications , philosophy , cartography , epistemology
GPs working together in groups, with a corporate body providing the organisational framework, is an inevitable outcome of healthcare system changes. Divisions of General Practice — regional corporations owned and operated solely by local GPs — should be seen as the logical alternative to the non‐regional, for‐profit, often publicly listed corporations. The divisional model combines economies of scale and organisation with clinical and practice autonomy and a regional focus, as well as an emphasis on patient values, quality of care, and equity of access. The Hunter Urban Division of General Practice is exploring the possibility of a Division‐based general practice cooperative.