Dr Michael Yee @ A*STAR-KTPH Forum on Primary Care (23-Mar-12)

1. Dr Michael Yee
MBBS, MMed (Family Medicine), FCFPS, MBA (Health Care Management)
raphamed@hotmail.com

2.  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

3.  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

4.  Safety
• To Err is Human
• Dinosaur’s tail
• Swiss Cheese
 Productivity
• New possibilities
• Efficiency
• Cost competitiveness
 Outcomes
• Service quality
• Clinical outcomes
• Quality of life

5.  Ethics
• Patient confidentiality
• Non-maleficience
• Evidence based
 Human touch
• Balint
• Patient preference
• Human wisdom
 Outputs
• Choosing outcomes
• Cost / Access
• Care quality