Term: Majority Source of Care (MSOC) Method of Patient Assignment

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

Patients are assigned to the practice where they receive the majority (50% or higher) of their care. This method is identical to the Plurality Approach only for patients who receive more than half their care at any one practice. Patients who obtain less than 50% of their care in any one clinic are left unassigned by the MSOC approach.

Related terms 

• Assigned Practice Population (APP)
• Equivalent Approach to Patient Assignment
• Majority of Care (Ambulatory)
• Patient Allocation
• Plurality Approach to Patient Assignment / Allocation
• Practice Populations
• Rostering (formal)
• Total Practice Population

References 

• Reid RJ, Bogdanovic B, Roos NP, Black C, MacWilliam L, Menec V. Do Some Physician Groups See Sicker Patients Than Others? Implications for Primary Care Policy in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 2001. [Report] [Summary] (View)