Avoiding hospitalisation: ambulatory care sensitive conditions
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Date
2010-07
Authors
Muecke, Sandy
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Primary Health Care Research & Information Service
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Abstract
This RESEARCH ROUNDup examines the scope of ambulatory care sensitive
conditions (ACSC) in Australia, and their reliability as a measure of primary health
care (PHC) performance. Avoidable hospitalisation statistics for Australia, Victoria
and New South Wales are presented. Complications of diabetes are the most
common ACSCs encountered in Australia. Rurality and socio-economic disadvantage
are linked to avoidable hospitalisation.
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Public health, Primary health care
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Muecke, S., 2010. Avoiding hospitalisation: ambulatory care sensitive conditions. RESEARCH ROUNDup, Issue 12, July 2010.