Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

EPC encounters in Australian general practice.

Julie O'Halloran¹, Anthea Ng, Helena Britt

¹AIHW Australian GP Statistics and Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.

Australian Family Physician

|February 21, 2006

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Under or over? General practitioner charging of Medicare.

Australian journal of general practice·2023

Same author

Changes in hyperglycaemia-related testing for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus management: a prospective, cross-sectional survey of 16 years of general practice data from Australia.

BMC primary care·2022

Same author

General Practice Statistics in Australia: Pushing a Round Peg into a Square Hole.

International journal of environmental research and public health·2022

Same author

Management of heavy menstrual bleeding in Australian general practice: An analysis of BEACH data.

Australian journal of general practice·2021

Same author

GP services in Australia: presentation profiles during usual practice hours and after-hours periods.

Australian journal of primary health·2020

Same author

Management of people with venous leg ulcers by Australian general practitioners: An analysis of the national patient-encounter data.

Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society·2020

Same journal

Occupational violence and staff safety in general practice.

Australian family physician·2018

Same journal

You should get that mole checked out: Ethical and legal considerations of the unsolicited clinical opinion.

Australian family physician·2018

Same journal

Understanding the decision to commence a dose administration aid.

Australian family physician·2018

Same journal

Psychological distress and risky sexual behaviours among women aged 16-25 years in Victoria, Australia.

Australian family physician·2018

Same journal

A mixed-methods feasibility study of routinely weighing patients in general practice to aid weight management.

Australian family physician·2018

Same journal

The Australian Mid-West Coastal Marine Wound Infections Study.

Australian family physician·2018

See all related articles

The BEACH program monitored Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) services in Australian general practice. It revealed the key components of EPC encounters, including health assessments, care plans, and case conferences.

Area of Science:

General Practice
Health Services Research
Primary Care Medicine

Background:

The Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) program was implemented in Australia on November 1, 1999.
EPC aimed to improve chronic disease management and multidisciplinary care within general practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of the content of Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) encounters.
To analyze the utilization of EPC services in Australian general practice.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the Bettering Health Care (BEACH) program, a continuous national study of general practice activity.
Examined patient encounters related to the EPC program.

Main Results:

EPC encounters encompassed three primary aspects of care: health assessments, care plans, and case conferences.

Related Experiment Videos

The BEACH program provided a national overview of these EPC activities.

Conclusions:

The BEACH program effectively captured the scope of EPC services delivered in Australian general practice.
Understanding the components of EPC encounters is crucial for evaluating primary care initiatives.