Relation between family physician retention and avoidable hospital admission in Newfoundland and Labrador: a population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physician turnover, involving physicians' leaving clinical practice in a specific area, may disrupt continuity of care, leading to poorer health outcomes and greater use of health care services. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between family physician retention and avoidable hospital admission for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions.

Methods

We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study using provincial health administrative data for residents of Newfoundland and Labrador who held a provincial health card between 2001 and 2009. Five-year family physician retention was calculated by regional economic zone, and residents within economic zones were grouped into tertiles based on physician retention level. We compared hospital admiss

SUBMITTER: Knight JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5741431 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature