Access is about providing the right care, from the right provider, at the right time, and in the right place.
The increased number of types of available providers, without one standing out as providing distinctively better quality, fuelled uncertainties related to finding the right provider.
Care coordination and transitions are critical to providing services that should be offered at the right time by the right provider and in the right place.
"How do you fix this if it's not the right provider?" Ms. Hess asked.
When I started working with them, I was able to put them with the right provider".
The aim of public reporting is to improve healthcare quality by both stimulating quality improvement on the provider level ("Improvement Through Changes in Care") and also by helping patients and other consumers select the "right" provider ("Improvement Through Selection") [1].
She said the council "struggles with" government policy in favour of free schools and academies, which do not fall under local authority control, but she said problems could be avoided by finding the "right provider".
Finding the right provider is kind of like dating -- you need to find the right fit for all involved.
Instead, the best doctors are specialist, and for most patients, the decision about how to manage an issue comes down to knowing who you are, some pretty clear diagnostics, and then help directing you to the right provider.
