This analysis of the Dutch health system reviews recent developmentsin organization and
governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system …

Objective To describe policy interventions that have the objective to reduce ED use and to
estimate their effectiveness. Methods Narrative review by searching three electronic …

Background Continuity, usually considered a quality aspect of primary care, is under
pressure in Norway, and elsewhere. Aim To analyse the association between longitudinal …

Background Much has been written lately regarding hospitalisations for ambulatory care-
sensitive conditions (ACSH) and their strengths and weaknesses as a quality management …

Background. Part of the visits to emergency departments (EDs) is related to complaints that
may well be treated in primary care. Objectives.(i) To investigate how the likelihood of …

In light of the growing pressure that multiple chronic diseases place on health care systems,
we investigated whether strong primary care was associated with improved health outcomes …

Background Primary care needs to be strengthened in order to address the many societal
challenges. Group practices in primary care foster collaboration with other health care …

Objective: Diabetes is a so-called ambulatory care sensitive condition. It is assumed that by
appropriate and timely primary care, hospital admissions for complications of such …

Objetivo: Analisar a tendência das taxas de internação e de mortalidade de idosos por
condições sensíveis à atenção primária (CSAP) no estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil, no …

Background Individuals dually-enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligibles) are
disproportionately sicker, have higher health care costs, and are hospitalized more often for …