Individual and Area-level Factors Contributing to the Geographic Variation in Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Finland: A Register-based Study

Conclusions: Alongside individual factors, areas’ disease burden and factors related to hospital care explained the excess variances in ACSCs captured by hospital authorities. Our consistent findings over time suggest that the local strain on health care and the regional arrangement of hospital services affect ACSCs—necessitating caution when comparing areas’ PHC performance through ACSCs.
Source: Medical Care - Category: Health Management Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research