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A system-wide approach to explaining variation in potentially avoidable emergency admissions: national ecological study.

O'Cathain A, Knowles E, Maheswaran R, et al. A system-wide approach to explaining variation in potentially avoidable emergency admissions: national ecological study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(1):47-55. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002003.

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January 8, 2014
O'Cathain A, Knowles E, Maheswaran R, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(1):47-55.
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This large retrospective observation study examined hospital- and community-level factors associated with avoidable hospital admissions. Areas with lower-income populations and less access to primary care were more likely to have preventable admissions. Ambulance service and emergency department care delivery also explained variation in admission rates.

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O'Cathain A, Knowles E, Maheswaran R, et al. A system-wide approach to explaining variation in potentially avoidable emergency admissions: national ecological study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(1):47-55. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002003.