title: Organizing care across the continuum: primary care, specialty services, acute and long-term care.
abstract: Primary care networks (PCNs) facilitate integration of healthcare across the continuum. The Calgary Rural PCN implemented a community-based model where physicians and Alberta Health Services work together to deliver primary care addressing local population needs. This model is highly valued by physicians, decision-makers and providers, with early impacts on outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Health Systems and Workforce Research Unit, Alberta Health Services, Calgary. nelly.oelke@albertahealthservices.ca
authors.forename: Nelly D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Oelke
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cunning
authors.forename: Kaye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: MacKay
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuschminder
authors.forename: Val
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Congdon
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration