The effect of primary care on potentially avoidable hospitalizations in France: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Potentially avoidable hospitalizations are an indirect measure of access to primary care. However, the role and quality of primary care might vary by geographical location. The main objective was to assess the impact of primary care on geographic variations of potentially avoidable hospitalizations in Occitanie, France.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of claims and socio-economic data for the French Occitanie region in 2014. In order to account for spatial heterogeneity, the region was split into two zones based on socio-economic traits: median pre-tax income and unemployment rate. Age- and sex-adjusted hospital discharge potentially avoidable hospitalization rates were calculated at the ZIP-code level. Demographic, socio-economic, and epidemiologica

SUBMITTER: Mercier G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7106616 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature