Variation in general practice referral rate to acute medicine services and association with hospital admission. A retrospective observational study.
Marcus J LyallDan BeckettAnna PriceMark W J StrachanClare JamiesonCatriona MortonDrummond BeggJohanne SimpsonNazir I LoneAllan CameronPublished in: Family practice (2022)
High variation in GP practice referral rate for acute medical assessment is incompletely explained by practice population socioeconomic factors and negatively associates with need for urgent inpatient care. Identifying modifiable factors influencing referral rate may provide opportunities to facilitate community-based care and reduce congestion on acute unscheduled care pathways.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- primary care
- liver failure
- general practice
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- affordable care act
- mental health
- emergency department
- hepatitis b virus
- chronic pain
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- adverse drug
- mechanical ventilation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome