Direct and lost productivity costs associated with avoidable hospital admissions
Abstract Background Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions are commonly used to evaluate primary health care performance, as the hospital admission could be avoided if care was timely and adequate. Previous evidence indicates that avoidable hospitalizations carry a substantial dir...
Main Authors: | João Victor Muniz Rocha, Ana Patrícia Marques, Bruno Moita, Rui Santana |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-5071-4 |
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