ArticleHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2014
The effect of rostering with a patient enrolment model on emergency department utilization.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Impact of patient-family physician language concordance on healthcare utilisation and mortality: a retrospective cohort study of home care recipients in Ontario, Canada.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Improved access to and continuity of primary care after attachment to a family physician: longitudinal cohort study on centralized waiting lists for unattached patients in Quebec, Canada.BMC primary care · 2022Observational
- Low-acuity emergency department use among patients in different primary care models in Hamilton and Ontario.Healthcare management forum · 2021Article
- Inequities in access to primary care among opioid recipients in Ontario, Canada: A population-based cohort study.PLoS medicine · 2021Article
- The impact of the adoption of a patient rostering model on primary care access and continuity of care in urban family practices in Ontario, Canada.BMC family practice · 2019Article
- Barriers to cervical cancer screening faced by immigrant women in Canada: a systematic scoping review.BMC women's health · 2018Article
- A modeling study exploring the impact of homelessness on rostered primary care utilization in Calgary, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2018Article
- Emergency Department Visits Can Be Reduced by Having a Regular Doctor for Adults with Diabetes Mellitus: Secondary Analysis of 2013 Korea Health Panel Data.Journal of Korean medical science · 2017Article
- Evaluating Patient Experience with Integrated Virtual Care (IVC), a Hybrid Primary Care Model in Rural Ontario, Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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- Determining the Association Between Continuity of Primary Care and Acute Care Use in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Annals of family medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the effect of rostering with a patient enrolment model (PEM) in Ontario on emergency department utilization for non-emergent care. DATA SOURCES/STUDY
settingAdministrative data for fiscal years 2006/07 through 2010/11 from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care were used for the analysis. STUDY
designPatient-level analysis with a difference-in-difference modelling approach was used to study the relationship. A control group was established using propensity score matching. PRINCIPAL FINDING: Results suggest that rostering with a PEM is associated with a statistically significant reduction in emergency department (ED) (non-emergent) visits in Ontario. More specifically, enrolment with PEMs reduced ED visits by 3% during the study period, translating into cost savings of approximately $8 million for hospitals in Ontario.
conclusionThis study shows that PEMs have achieved some degree of success in enhancing health system efficiency in Ontario through the reduction in the use of EDs for non-emergent care.
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