Utilisation of outpatient care immediately before emergency admission for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in Japan: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study assessed whether patients with potentially preventable emergency admissions had limited access to outpatient care immediately before admission and whether they received appropriate outpatient care during their outpatient visits.

Design

Retrospective observational study.

Setting

Linked outpatient and inpatient care records obtained from a nationwide claims database in Japan.

Participants

Patients who experienced emergency admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions between April 2005 and March 2020. Patient and regional characteristics were examined to assess the types of patients who faced difficulties with outpatient visits and receiving outpatient care related to the disease that resulted in admissions (hereafter referred to as ad

SUBMITTER: Nagashima R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749703 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature