Term: Practice Populations

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

All persons receiving care from one physician or at one particular physician practice. Several different methods can be used to define a practice population: Plurality, Equivalent, and Majority Source of Care Method.

Related concepts 

• Patient Allocation Algorithm: Assigning Patients to Physicians, Physician Groups or Clinics

Related terms 

• Assigned Practice Population (APP)
• Equivalent Approach to Patient Assignment
• Majority Source of Care (MSOC) Method of Patient Assignment
• Plurality Approach to Patient Assignment / Allocation
• Total Practice Population
• Visit Index (VI)

References 

• Katz A, De Coster C, Bogdanovic B, Soodeen R, Chateau D. Using Administrative Data to Develop Indicators of Quality in Family Practice. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2004. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• 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)