title: [Primary care practices in Germany: a model for the future].
abstract: In its 2009 report the Federal Advisory Council on the Assessment of Developments in the Health Care System developed a model of Primary Care Practices for future general practice-based primary care. This article presents the theoretical background of the model. Primary care practices are seen as developed organisations requiring changes at all system levels (interaction, organisation, and health system) to ensure sustainability of primary care functions in the future. Developments of the elements comprising the health care system may be compared to the developments and proposals observed in other countries. In Germany, however, the pace of these developments is relatively slow.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main. Beyer@allgemeinmedizin.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beyer
authors.forename: Ferdinand M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Gerlach
authors.forename: Antje
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erler
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005544:Forecasting; D058006:General Practice / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D005858:Germany; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D012040:Regional Health Planning