Does practice analysis agree with the ambulatory care sensitive conditions' list of avoidable unplanned admissions?: a cross-sectional study in the East of England.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To use significant event audits (SEAs) in primary care to determine which of a sample of emergency (unplanned) admissions were potentially avoidable; and compare with the National Health Service (NHS) list of ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs). DESIGN:Analysis of unplanned medical admissions randomly identified in secondary care. SETTING:Primary care in the East of England. PARTICIPANTS:20 general practice teams trained to use SEA on unplanned admissions to identify potentially preventable factors. INTERVENTIONS:SEA of admissions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Level of agreement between those admissions identified as potentially preventable by SEA and the NHS ACSC list. RESULTS:132 (26%) of randomly selected patients with unplanned admissions gave consent and an SEA was perfor

SUBMITTER: Fleetcroft R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5931280 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature