The impact of quality and accessibility of primary care on emergency admissions for a range of chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) in Scotland: longitudinal analysis

The impact of quality and accessibility of primary care on emergency admissions for a range of chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) in Scotland: longitudinal analysis

Abstract Background Hospital admissions for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) are those that could potentially be prevented by timely and effective disease management within primary care. ACSC admissions are increasingly used as performance indicators. However, key questions remain about t...

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Main Authors: Marjon van der Pol, Damilola Olajide, Mark Dusheiko, Robert Elliott, Bruce Guthrie, Louisa Jorm, Alastair H. Leyland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Emergency admissions
Primary care
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-019-0921-z

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