Hospitalisation of ambulatory care sensitive conditions and access to primary care in Portugal

Our aim is to study the relationship between the incidence of hospitalisations of ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) in small geographic areas and characteristics of the primary care delivery system that are associated with access to care such as travel time to the provider, volume of resources and patient –doctor ties. We try to assess the relative importance of access barriers and draw useful implications for healthcare planning policy.
Source: Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research