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Dr Michael Yee @ A*STAR-KTPH Forum on Primary Care (23-Mar-12)
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Primary care: • Rubber meets the road
• 80% market share
• Cost effective
Preventive care: • Health education
• Health screening
• Vaccination
Public health:• Health promotion
• Disease epidemics
• Chronic disease care
Comprehensive care: • Dis-organised
• Holistic care: mind body soul
• Community care: individual, family, community
Continuing care: • Lifestyle changes
• Adherence
• Relationship
Co-ordinated care• Capital flow
• Information flow
• Healthcare network
Safety• To Err is Human
• Dinosaur’s tail
• Swiss Cheese
Productivity• New possibilities
• Efficiency
• Cost competitiveness
Outcomes• Service quality
• Clinical outcomes
• Quality of life
Ethics• Patient confidentiality
• Non-maleficience
• Evidence based
Human touch• Balint
• Patient preference
• Human wisdom
Outputs• Choosing outcomes
• Cost / Access
• Care quality