Improving drug prescription in general practice using a novel quality improvement model.

Introduction: Quality improvement (QI) clusters have been established in many countries to improve healthcare using the Breakthrough Series' collaboration model. We investigated the effect of a novel QI approach based on this model of performed medication reviews and drug prescription in a Norwegian municipality.

Methods: All 27 General Practitioners (GPs) in a mid-size Norwegian municipality were invited to join the intervention, consisting of three peer group meetings during a period of 7-8 months.

The final version of the Patient Perspective Survey (PPS): a new tool to improve consultation outcome and patient participation in general practice patients with complex health problems. Doctors' and patients' evaluation and guidelines for clinical use.

Background: The Patient Perspective Survey (PPS) is a new clinical communication tool designed to stimulate patient involvement in the management of complex health problems in general practice and to improve patient and doctor satisfaction with the consultation. The development of this final 38-item version of the PPS has been described elsewhere.

Objective: The aims of this article are to present recommendations for clinical use and how GPs and patients have evaluated this new tool.