Factors associated with frequent emergency department visits among health centre patients receiving primary care.
Nadereh PouratConnie LuXiao ChenWeihao ZhouBrionna HairJoshua BoltonHank HoangAlek SripipatanaPublished in: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice (2023)
Findings underscore opportunities to reduce higher frequency of ED visits in health centres, which are primary care providers to many low-income populations. Our findings highlight the potential importance of improving patient retention, better access to providers afterhours or for urgent visits, and access to specialist as areas of care in need of improvement.