The association between general practitioner regularity of care and ‘high use’ hospitalisation
Abstract Background In Australia, as in many high income countries, there has been a movement to improve out-of-hospital care. If primary care improvements can yield appropriately lower hospital use, this would improve productive efficiency. This is especially important among ‘high cost users’, a sm...
Main Authors: | Rachael E. Moorin, David Youens, David B. Preen, Cameron M. Wright |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05718-0 |
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