Patient and care characteristics of self-referrals treated by the general practitioner cooperative at emergency-care-access-points in the Netherlands

Patient and care characteristics of self-referrals treated by the general practitioner cooperative at emergency-care-access-points in the Netherlands

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, out-of-hours primary care is provided in general practitioner-cooperatives (GPCs). These are increasingly located on site and in collaboration with emergency departments of hospitals (ED). At such sites, also called emergency-care-access-points (ECAP), the GPC...

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Main Authors: Martijn Rutten, Fieke Vrielink, Marleen Smits, Paul Giesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Primary health care
After-hours care
Referral
Gatekeeper
Health service
Efficiency
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-017-0633-1

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