A new primary care rostering and capitation system in Norway: lessons for Canada?
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Providing every patient with a personal primary care physician or, from the physician's perspective, establishing a stable roster or list of patients is currently being actively debated in Canada. Norway's system of primary care medicine, similar to Canada's, faces many of the same problems. In 1992 a trial rostering system with blended funding (capitation, fee-for-service and user fees) was established in 4 Norwegian municipalities. After 3 years of close monitoring, the results of system evaluations have attracted strong interest. This article reports on the benefits and problems encountered with the new rostering system in Norway. If Canada is moving in the same direction, some of the lessons learned may be helpful.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ostbye, T; Hunskaar, S
Published Date
- July 1, 1997
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 157 / 1
Start / End Page
- 45 - 50
PubMed ID
- 9220943
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC1227663
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0820-3946
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Canada