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Kim, Agnus M. Park, Jong Heon Yoon, Tae Ho Kim, Yoon
Published in
BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundAmbulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) hospitalization is a widely accepted measure of the access to primary care. However, given its discretionary characteristics, the ACSC hospitalization can be a measure reflecting the influence of hospital bed supply. In Korea, where the quality of primary care and oversupply of hospital beds are...
Lavoie, Josée G. Ward, Amanda Wong, Sabrina T. Ibrahim, Naser Morton, Darrien O’Neil, John D. Green, Michael
Published in
International Journal for Equity in Health
BackgroundIndigenous peoples globally experience a disproportionate burden of mental illness due to forced policies and practices of colonization and cultural disruption. The objective of this study was to provide a baseline profile of hospitalization rates for mental health-related Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among First-Nations living bo...
Rahman, Mahmudur G. M. Islam, Muhammad M. Tsujikawa, Tetsuya Kiyono, Yasushi Okazawa, Hidehiko
Published in
Annals of Nuclear Medicine
ObjectiveTo calculate the specific binding ratio (SBR) appropriately in dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging, a method for extracting the striatal volume of interest (VOI) was developed.MethodsThis study included 200 patients (72 ± 10 years) who were suspected of parkinsonian syndromes (PS) or dementia with Lewy body (DLB). The patients were divided ...
Lichtl, Célina Lutz, Thomas Szecsenyi, Joachim Bozorgmehr, Kayvan
Published in
BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundHospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) conditions are established indicators for the availability and quality of ambulatory care. We aimed to assess the differences between asylum-seeking children and children of the general population in a German city with respect to (i) the prevalence of ACS hospitalizations, and (ii) the ...
Pracht, Etienne E Levy, Cari R Williams, Arthur Alemi, Farrokh Williams, Allison E
Published in
American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality
This quality control study analyzes whether the Veterans Administration Medical Foster Home (VA MFH) program has been successful in improving access and effectiveness of ambulatory care. Individuals hospitalized for one or more of 22 adult ambulatory care sensitive conditions were identified. Pre and post comparisons of a specified population of pa...
Leung, Kit Sang Parks, Joe Topolski, James
Published in
Preventive medicine reports
We aim to examine the relationships between substance use disorders and preventable hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among adult Medicaid beneficiaries. Cross-sectional analysis using de-identified Medicaid claims data in 2012 from 177,568 beneficiaries in Missouri was conducted. Logistic regression models were estimated fo...
