Borgermans, Liesbeth, Goderis, Geert, Van Den Broeke, Carine, Verbeke, Geert, Carbonez, An, Ivanova, Anna, ...
Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex, progressive disease which requires a variety of quality improvement strategies. Limited information is available on the feasibility and...
Ouwens, Marielle, Hulscher, Marlies, Hermens, Rosella, Faber, Marjan, Marres, Henri, Wollersheim, Hub, ...
Purpose To review integrated care interventions and their effects on the quality of care for patients with cancer. Data sources Search in Medline and Cochrane Library databases from January 1996 to...
Rob Janknegt, Paul Muijrers, Ron Winkens, Ben Van Steenkiste, Richard Grol
This Provisional PDF corresponds to the article as it appeared upon acceptance. Fully formatted PDF and full text (HTML) versions will be made available soon. A cluster randomized controlled trial...
Out-of-hours primary care: development of indicators for prescribing and referring (2007)
Giesen, Paul, Willekens, M., Mokkink, H., Braspenning, Jozé, Grol, Richard
Background Dutch general practitioners have reorganized their out-of-hours primary health care to general practice cooperatives. Good insight into the quality of delivered medical care is important...
Smolders, Mirrian, Laurant, Miranda, Van Rijswijk, Eric, Mulder, Jan, Braspenning, Jozé, Verhaak, Peter, ...
Background. Co-morbidity may influence GPs' treatment decisions for patients with anxiety. However, knowledge about differences in the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders in patients with...
Developing a framework of, and quality indicators for, general practice management in Europe (2005)
Engels, Yvonne, Campbell, Stephen, Dautzenberg, Maaike, Van Den Hombergh, Pieter, Brinkmann, Henrik, Szécsényi, Joachim, ...
Objectives. To develop a framework for general practice management made up of quality indicators shared by six European countries. Methods. Two-round postal Delphi questionnaire in the setting of...
Familiarity with a GP and patients' evaluations of care. A cross-sectional study (2005)
Schers, Henk, Van Den Hoogen, Henk, Bor, Hans, Grol, Richard, Van Den Bosch, Wil
Background. Personal continuity is considered a core feature of general practice care. Nowadays, another important concept for general practice may be patients' familiarity with a GP. Objectives. We...
Saying 'goodbye' to single-handed practices; what do patients and staff lose or gain? (2005)
Van Den Hombergh, Pieter, Engels, Yvonne, Van Den Hoogen, Henk, Van Doremalen, Jan, Van Den Bosch, Wil, Grol, Richard
Background. The practice setting is, next to the GP and staff, an important determinant of the quality of care. Differences between single-handed practices and group practices in practice management...
ANDERSON, PETER, KANER, EILEEN, WUTZKE, SONIA, FUNK, MICHELLE, HEATHER, NICK, WENSING, MICHEL, ...
Aims: To determine if GPs' attitudes towards working with drinkers moderated the impact that training and support had on screening and brief intervention activity in routine practice. Methods:...
BUNTINX, FRANK, WINKENS, RON, GROL, RICHARD, KNOTTNERUS, J ANDRé
The number of good quality studies on the effect of feedback and reminders on diagnostic and preventive activities in ambulant practice is still low. The interventions and procedures studied differ...