Achieving continuity of care in general practice: the impact of patient enrolment on health outcomes

The Australian Health Care Homes trial: quality of care and patient outcomes. A propensity score‐matched cohort study

“…In Australia, 30% of people aged 45–64 years and 50% of those aged 65 years or older have two or more chronic medical conditions 1 . Several initiatives for managing chronic disease have been introduced in Australia, 2 but most had single disease frameworks 3 . Greater recognition of the impact of living with multiple chronic conditions 4 has led, both locally 5,6 and overseas, 7‐9 to strong support for patient‐centred medical homes in primary care, characterised by shared decision making, comprehensiveness, coordination, accessibility, quality, and safety 7,10 …”