Book chapter
Modeling the Paradox of Primary Care
Handbook of Systems and Complexity in Health, pp 815-825
23 Nov 2012
Abstract
A paradox exists in the outcomes of primary care: despite delivering apparently poorer quality disease care compared to that delivered by specialists, primary care is associated with better population health, lower inequality, and lower cost. Understanding the dynamics that give rise to this paradox could lead to better-informed interventions to promote more patient-centered, holistic, equitable, and cost-effective models of care. In this chapter, we articulate the paradox and how complexity science principles can make sense of its contradictions. We suggest a novel approach to advancing understanding through a participatory group modeling process to build and conduct experiments with an agent-based computational model.
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Details
- Title
- Modeling the Paradox of Primary Care
- Creators
- Johnie Rose - Case Western Reserve UniversityRick Riolo - University of MichiganPeter Hovmand - Brown SchoolSarah Cherng - University of MichiganRobert Ferrer - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioDavid A. Katerndahl - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioCarlos R. Jaén - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioTimothy Hower - Brown SchoolMary C. Ruhe - Case Western Reserve UniversityHeide Aungst - Case Western Reserve UniversityAna Diez RouxKurt C. Stange - Case Western Reserve University
- Publication Details
- Handbook of Systems and Complexity in Health, pp 815-825
- Publisher
- Springer New York; New York, NY
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Drexel University
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84941367516
- Other Identifier
- 991020112073504721