Association between continuity of care in general practice and hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: cross sectional study of routinely collected, person level data

Objective To assess whether continuity of care with a general practitioner is associated with hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions for older patients.Design Cross sectional study.Setting Linked primary and secondary care records from 200 general practices participating in the...

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Published in:	BMJ (Online) Vol. 356; p. j84
Main Authors:	Barker, Isaac, Steventon, Adam, Deeny, Sarah R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.02.2017
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Ambulatory Care Asthma Clinical outcomes Continuity of care Continuity of Patient Care - statistics & numerical data Cross-Sectional Studies England Female Gangrene General Practice - organization & administration General Practice - statistics & numerical data Health care access Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Hospitals Humans Immunization Male Medical personnel Medical records Middle Aged Patient admissions Patient satisfaction Practice research Primary care Primary Health Care - utilization Professionals Quality improvement Retrospective Studies United Kingdom > UK England United States > US
ISSN:	0959-8138, 1756-1833, 1756-1833
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