Evaluating general practitioners' views on the enhanced primary care items for care planning and case conferencing. A one year follow up.
BACKGROUND
General practitioners have required support to enable adoption of Enhanced Primary Care Medicare items for care planning and case conferencing.


METHODS
A qualitative study of previously interviewed GPs' responses to a semi-structured face-to-face interview conducted between September and November 2001 in their surgeries.


RESULTS
Twenty-five GPs predominantly identified several practice and Divisional strategies to facilitate uptake of the items. Practice, Divisional and health service personnel should be involved in identifying suitable patients and initiating care planning and case conferencing.


CONCLUSIONS
Support for care planning and case conferencing requires several organisational and service developments in general practices, Divisions and health services.
Blakeman
Tom M
TM
Department of General Practice, South West Sydney, Area Health Service, New South Wales.
Zwar
Nicholas A
NA
Harris
Mark F
MF
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019090:Case Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005194:Family Practice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009517:New South Wales; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires