Relationship Between Primary Care Physician Visits and Hospital/Emergency Use for Uncomplicated Hypertension, an Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Condition

• Published in: Canadian journal of cardiology Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 1640 - 1648
• Main Authors: Walker, Robin L., MSc, Chen, Guanmin, MD, PhD, McAlister, Finlay A., MD, MSc, Campbell, Norm R.C., MD, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., MD, PhD, Dixon, Elijah, MD, MSc, Ghali, William, MD, MPH, Rabi, Doreen, MD, MSc, Tu, Karen, MD, MSc, Jette, Nathalie, MD, MSc, Quan, Hude, MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Alberta - epidemiology; Ambulatory Care - utilization; Cardiovascular; Emergency Service, Hospital - utilization; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Services Accessibility; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Hypertension - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Morbidity - trends; Physicians, Primary Care - utilization; Retrospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Young Adult; Alberta

Abstract Background Hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) represent an indirect measure of access and quality of community care. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between one ACSC, uncomplicated hypertension, and previous primary care physician (PCP...