The analysis was designed to explore and compare the organizational structure and clinical operations of both clinics.
Adherence to the primary process measure improved in both clinics, but no improvement was seen in intermediate clinical outcomes.
The two have not spoken since, and both clinics appear to be out of business.
This procedure was standard care in the treatment of recurrent anterior glenohumeral instability in both clinics.
Both clinics were well established with referral pathways for urgent and specialist consultations (Table 2).
In both clinics, only one third of patients were routinely followed to ascertain optimal outcomes (Table 2).
Disability measures existed in both clinics; disability was well documented in Lisbon (100 %), but not at all in Essen.
Outcome measures were available in both clinics (in Essen only for symptom burden, in Lisbon also for disability), but they were used only in Lisbon.
A triage system to identify urgent cases existed in both clinics, but waiting-list times until first appointment were not documented.
Both clinics existed for about two and a half years.
Despite VA policy that patients have freedom of choice in primary care clinics, he's only to see Dr. Carrillo, the director of both clinics, and Dr. Carlson's boss.
