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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Physician Management > Improving Primary Care: Strategies and Tools for a Better Practice Improving Primary Care: Strategies and Tools for a Better Practice Thomas S. Bodenheimer, Kevin Grumbach Softbound: 450 pages   ISBN 0071447385 9780071447386 HCPro September 2006 (click button below for the very best currently available price for this important resource) The authors of the world’s best-selling health policy text offer valuable insights and guidance to primary care practitioners Practice Improvement: The Primary Care Source Book offers frank appraisals and concrete recommendations for primary care practitioners on how to meet the huge, stress-inducing, challenges that they face on a daily basis. The authors offer innovative approaches and suggestions to dealing with primary care issues ranging from the latest electronic technologies to non-traditional options for the patient-physician encounter. Table of contents include these topics among others: The Primary Care Home The Value of a Primary Care Home The Endangered Primary Care Home Can Primary Care Fulfill its Vision? Putting the Primary Care House in Order A New Practice Model for Primary Care Building the New Practice Model Is the New Practice Model Feasible? Patient-Centered Care: Finding the Balance Patient-Centered Care in the Patient-Clinician Encounter Patient-Centered Care in the Primary Care Microsystem Patient-Centered Care in the Health Care Macrosystem Patient-Centered Care Meets Cultural Competence Barriers to Patient-Centered Care Patient-Centered Care is a Partnership Improving Primary Care for Patients with Chronic Illness The Chronic Care Model Implementing the Chronic Care Model Do Chronic Care Model Components Improve Clinical Outcomes? Does the Chronic Care Model Save Money? Changing Primary Care to Incorporate the Chronic Care Model Conclusion Self-Management Support for People with Chronic Illness Traditional Versus Collaborative Relationships Implementing Self-management Support in Clinical Practice: the 5 A’s Improving Timely Access to Primary Care Three Access Models for Primary Care Case Studies of Advanced Access Research on Advanced Access Confronting Problems Alternatives to the 15-minute Visit Computerizing the Primary Care Home The Roles of Electronic Health Care The Benefits of Computerization Health Care Teams in Primary Care Two Contemporary Primary Care Teams Building Teams Research Studies on Primary Care Teams The Problems with Teams Diagnosing and Treating the Primary Care Practice What is a Microsystem? Diagnosing the Primary Care Microsystem Treating the Primary Care Microsystem Payment for Primary Care The Primary Care Specialty Income Gap The Key Role of Volume Fee-for-Service Payment and the New Practice Model What Could be done to Change the Situation? Some Organizations and Resources Demonstrating Innovative Primary Care Practices Assessing your Practice Diagnosing Problems in your Practice Primary Care Patient Survey Primary Care Staff Satisfaction Survey Resources on Cultural Competence Health Literacy Office Visit Cycle Time Interruptions in the Day’s Work Group Visit Starter Kit Resources Available from Improving Chronic Illness Care Patient Assessment of Chronic Care Self-management Support Tools Self-management Support Assessment Review of Evidence on the Chronic Care Model Review of Evidence on Primary Care Teams Index Thomas S. Bodenheimer, MD, MPH, is Clinical Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California. Kevin Grumbach, MD, is Professor & Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California. (information from the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a Book List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore