Preventable Hospitalizations and Access to Health Care

JAMAPublished 26 July 1995

Andrew B. Bindman

DOI10.1001/jama.1995.03530040033037

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TL;DR

Communities where people perceive poor access to medical care have higher rates of hospitalization for chronic diseases, and improving access to care is more likely than changing patients' propensity to seek health care or eliminating variation in physician practice style to reduce hospitalization rates for chronic conditions.

Abstract

Communities where people perceive poor access to medical care have higher rates of hospitalization for chronic diseases. Improving access to care is more likely than changing patients' propensity to seek health care or eliminating variation in physician practice style to reduce hospitalization rates for chronic conditions.

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Health ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance

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