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Translating ‘See-and-Treat’ to primary care: opening the gates does not cause a flood
Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2836-903X
Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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2019 (English)In: International Journal for Quality in Health Care, ISSN 1353-4505, E-ISSN 1464-3677, Vol. 31, no 7, p. 30-36Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Objective: To explore how the See-and-Treat concept can be applied in primary care and its effect on volume and productivity. Design: An explanatory single-case study design with a mixed methods approach and presented according to the SQUIRE 2.0 guidelines. Setting: A publicly-funded, private primary care provider within the Stockholm County, which caters to a diverse patient population in terms of ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status and care needs. Participants: CEO, center manager, four physicians, two licensed practical nurses, one medical secretary and one lab assistant. Intervention: A See-and-Treat unit was established to offer same-day service for acute unplanned visits. Standardized patient symptom forms were created that allowed patients to self-triage and then enter into a streamlined care process consisting of a quick diagnostic lab and a physician visit. Main Outcome Measures: Volume, productivity, staff perceptions and patient satisfaction were measured through data on number and type of contacts per 1000 listed patients, visits per physician, observations, interviews and a questionnaire. Results: A significant decrease in the acute and total number of visits, a continued trend of diminishing telephone contacts, and a non-significant increase in physician productivity. Patients were very satisfied, and staff perceived an improved quality of care. Conclusions: See-and-Treat appears to be a viable approach for a specific primary care patient segment interested in acute same-day-service. Opening up access and standardizing care made it possible to efficiently address these needs and engage patients. © 2019 The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press in association with the International Society for Quality in Health Care.

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Cary, NC: Oxford University Press, 2019. Vol. 31, no 7, p. 30-36
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See-and-treat, primary care, quality improvement, standardization, patient engagement
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Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-47082DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy244ISI: 000515087500005PubMedID: 30624735Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85074623408OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-47082DiVA, id: diva2:1669537
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