Direct and lost productivity costs associated with avoidable hospital admissions

Background: Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions are commonly used to evaluate primary health care performance, as the hospital admission could be avoided if care was timely and adequate. Previous evidence indicates that avoidable hospitalizations carry a substantial direct fina...

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Main Author: Rocha, João Victor Muniz (author)
Other Authors: Marques, Ana Patrícia (author), Moita, Bruno (author), Santana, Rui (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/96539
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/96539