A Value-Based Comparison of the Management of Ambulatory Respiratory Diseases in Walk-in Clinics, Primary Care Practices, and Emergency Departments: Protocol for a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

BackgroundIn Canada, 30%-60% of patients presenting to emergency departments are ambulatory. This category has been labeled as a source of emergency department overuse. Acting on the presumption that primary care practices and walk-in clinics offer equivalent care at a lower...

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Main Authors: Berthelot, Simon, Breton, Mylaine, Guertin, Jason Robert, Archambault, Patrick Michel, Berger Pelletier, Elyse, Blouin, Danielle, Borgundvaag, Bjug, Duhoux, Arnaud, Harvey Labbé, Laurie, Laberge, Maude, Lachapelle, Philippe, Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren, Layani, Géraldine, Lefebvre, Gabrielle, Mallet, Myriam, Matthews, Deborah, McBrien, Kerry, McLeod, Shelley, Mercier, Eric, Messier, Alexandre, Moore, Lynne, Morris, Judy, Morris, Kathleen, Ovens, Howard, Pageau, Paul, Paquette, Jean-Sébastien, Perry, Jeffrey, Schull, Michael, Simon, Mathieu, Simonyan, David, Stelfox, Henry Thomas, Talbot, Denis, Vaillancourt, Samuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2021-02-01
Series:JMIR Research Protocols
Online Access:https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/2/e25619