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June 14, 2026Canadian Family PhysicianOpen Access

Predictors of high-performing family medicine clinics

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NKNicole KainNANigel AshworthNHNancy Hernández-Cerón

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Overview

Prospective cohort study identifies predictors of clinic performance, suggesting improvements in patient care.

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify risk and protective factors affecting performance in family medicine and general practitioner clinics.
  • Conducted a prospective cohort study of 70 randomly selected FM and GP clinics in Alberta.
  • Evaluated clinic performance using the Group Practice Review framework and compliance with CPSA standards.
  • Collected data on physicians' demographics, practice characteristics, and prescribing information.
  • Four predictors of high-performing clinics were identified: prescribing practices, workdays, number of physicians, and chart scores.
  • Clinics with risky prescribing habits and heavier workloads had lower compliance with standards.
  • Clinics employing more physicians and achieving higher chart scores were more likely to be high-performing.

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Kain et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e45d5b1cc60ccdea8ace2https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7206400
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