RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Establishment of a Representative Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) for the Monitoring of Primary Care in Switzerland
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 673
OP 675
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150110
VO 28
IS 5
A1 Kevin Selby
A1 Jacques Cornuz
A1 Nicolas Senn
YR 2015
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/5/673.abstract
AB Data are urgently needed to better understand processes of care in Swiss primary care (PC). A total of 2027 PC physicians, stratified by canton, were invited to participate in the Swiss Primary care Active Monitoring network, of whom 200 accepted to join. There were no significant differences between participants and a random sample drawn from the same physician databases based on sex, year of obtaining medical school diploma, or location. The Swiss Primary care Active Monitoring network represents the first large-scale, nationally representative practice-based research network in Switzerland and will provide a unique opportunity to better understand the functioning of Swiss PC.