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The cooperative information project: Part 2: some initial clinical, quality assurance, and practice management
The Journal of Family Practice
|November 1, 1981
Summary
The Primary Care Cooperative Information Project overcame research obstacles in rural practices. This medical information network facilitated clinical and management studies, demonstrating successful primary care research conduct.
Area of Science:
- Primary Care Research
- Medical Informatics
- Rural Health
Background:
- Conducting primary care research faces significant obstacles.
- An experimental program in northern New England addressed these challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the development of the Primary Care Cooperative Information Project.
- To present results from initial clinical, quality assurance, and practice management studies.
- To offer observations on future research directions for the network.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a medical information network connecting 44 rural medical practices.
- Implemented a system to overcome inherent obstacles in primary care research.
- Conducted both clinical and management research studies.
Main Results:
- Successfully overcame developmental problems in establishing the network.
- Completed initial studies in clinical areas, quality assurance, and practice management.
- Generated data and insights from rural primary care settings.
Conclusions:
- The Primary Care Cooperative Information Project demonstrates a viable model for primary care research in rural settings.
- The network effectively facilitated diverse research, including clinical and practice management.
- Future research directions are informed by the project's initial successes and challenges.