The Role of Provider Continuity in Preventing Hospitalizations
Archives of Family MedicinePublished 1 July 1998
J. M. Gill
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Continuity of care with a provider is associated with a decreased future likelihood of hospitalization in the Delaware Medicaid population, which suggests that policies that encourage patients to concentrate their care withA single provider may lead to lower hospitalization rates and possibly lower health care costs.
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Continuity of care with a provider is associated with a decreased future likelihood of hospitalization in the Delaware Medicaid population. This suggests that policies that encourage patients to concentrate their care with a single provider may lead to lower hospitalization rates and possibly lower health care costs. This study does not support the hypothesis that a certain set of conditions are particularly ambulatory care sensitive.
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