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Characteristics of PHOs (simplified) |
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| Small (< 20,000 enrolees) Inadequate management resources |
Large (>20,000 enrolees) Well resourced, efficiently managed |
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| Access funded History – Previous NGO, capitated Low Investment in IT, premises Salaried doctors |
Interim funded History – Previous IPA, fee-for-service Established IT, premises etc Doctors own practice |
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| Low co-payments Full/increasing use of nurses Established community governance Maori and Pacific focus |
Higher co-payments Use of nurses dependent on busy-ness Establishing community governance General population focus |
McAvoy and Coster Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2005 2:26 doi:10.1186/1743-8462-2-26 |
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