Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in a Large City of Japan: a Descriptive Analysis Using Claims Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) is an indicator of the quality of primary care in different health systems. In Japan, where patients can choose any healthcare facility with universal health coverage (UHC), data on these admissions are unknown.

Objective

To describe the current situation of ACSC admissions in a city of Japan.

Design

Retrospective observational study using claims data.

Participants

Beneficiaries aged 0-74 years of the National Health Insurance (NHI) program in a large city in the Greater Tokyo Area. We extracted ACSC admissions from all inpatient claims between April 2013 and March 2017.

Main measures

We calculated age- and sex-specific annual ACSC admission rates for three categories: acute, chr

SUBMITTER: Iba A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9640483 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature