Characteristics of All, Occasional, and Frequent Emergency Department Visits Due to Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions in Florida
Adult
Aged, 80 and over
Male
Adolescent
Primary Health Care
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Middle Aged
Health Services Accessibility
3. Good health
03 medical and health sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Logistic Models
0302 clinical medicine
Child, Preschool
Ambulatory Care
Florida
Humans
Female
Child
Emergency Service, Hospital
Aged
Quality of Health Care
DOI:
10.1097/jac.0b013e318244d222
Publication Date:
2013-07-04T00:06:00Z
AUTHORS (5)
ABSTRACT
We studied characteristics of all, occasional, and frequent emergency department (ED) visits due to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs). We used a cross-sectional, split-sample design with multivariate logistic regressions using encounter-level, all-payer ED data from all Florida hospitals for the year of 2005. We evaluated associations of key patient characteristics, characteristics of ED utilization, and availability of primary care physicians in the area, with ED visits for ACSCs. We concluded that factors associated with ED use for ACSCs were similar for occasional and frequent ED users. Therefore, universal strategies for reduction of ED overutilization by increasing access to, timeliness, and quality of primary care for all patients likely to experience ACSCs should be used.
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