The effect of provider affiliation with a primary care network on emergency department visits and hospital admissions
BACKGROUND: Primary care networks are designed to facilitate access to inter-
professional, team-based care. We compared health outcomes associated with primary care …
professional, team-based care. We compared health outcomes associated with primary care …
Emergency department use: is frequent use associated with a lack of primary care provider?
E Palmer, D Leblanc-Duchin, J Murray… - Canadian Family …, 2014 - cfp.ca
Objective To determine if having a primary care provider is an important factor in frequency
of emergency department (ED) use. Design Analysis of a central computerized health …
of emergency department (ED) use. Design Analysis of a central computerized health …
Primary care comprehensiveness and care coordination in robust specialist networks results in lower emergency department utilization: a network analysis of …
Background: Care coordination is an essential and difficult to measure function of primary
care. Objective: Our objective was to assess the impact of network characteristics in …
care. Objective: Our objective was to assess the impact of network characteristics in …
[HTML][HTML] Multispecialty physician networks in Ontario
TA Stukel, RH Glazier, SE Schultz, J Guan… - Open …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Large multispecialty physician group practices, with a central role for primary
care practitioners, have been shown to achieve high-quality, low-cost care for patients with …
care practitioners, have been shown to achieve high-quality, low-cost care for patients with …
Effects of primary care coordination on public hospital patients
D Schillinger, K Bibbins-Domingo, K Vranizan… - Journal of General …, 2000 - Springer
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of primary care coordination on utilization rates and
satisfaction with care among public hospital patients. DESIGN: Prospective randomized …
satisfaction with care among public hospital patients. DESIGN: Prospective randomized …
Factors predicting patient use of the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study
J McCusker, P Tousignant, RB Da Silva, A Ciampi… - Cmaj, 2012 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Many studies have shown the tendency for people without a regular care
provider or primary physician to make greater use of emergency departments. We sought to …
provider or primary physician to make greater use of emergency departments. We sought to …
Patient-sharing networks of physicians and health care utilization and spending among Medicare beneficiaries
Importance Physicians are embedded in informal networks in which they share patients,
information, and behaviors. Objective We examined the association between physician …
information, and behaviors. Objective We examined the association between physician …
Continuity of primary care and emergency department utilization among elderly people
R Ionescu-Ittu, J McCusker, A Ciampi… - Cmaj, 2007 - Can Med Assoc
Background: People aged 65 years or more represent a growing group of emergency
department users. We investigated whether characteristics of primary care (accessibility and …
department users. We investigated whether characteristics of primary care (accessibility and …
Commentary: primary care and health outcomes: a health services research challenge
B Starfield, L Shi - Health services research, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The contributions of primary care to improvements in many aspects of population and
individual health are well documented (Starfield, Shi, and Macinko 2005). In addition to the …
individual health are well documented (Starfield, Shi, and Macinko 2005). In addition to the …
Physician patient-sharing networks and the cost and intensity of care in US hospitals
Background: There is substantial variation in the cost and intensity of care delivered by US
hospitals. We assessed how the structure of patient-sharing networks of physicians affiliated …
hospitals. We assessed how the structure of patient-sharing networks of physicians affiliated …