Impact of family physician integrated care program on decreasing utilization of emergency department visit and hospital admission: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Impact of family physician integrated care program on decreasing utilization of emergency department visit and hospital admission: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Hospital admission and emergency department(ED) visits are a massive burden in medical expenditures. In 2003, the Taiwanese government developed Family Physician Integrated Care Program (FPIC) to increase the quality of primary care and decrease medical expenditures. This study’s...

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Main Authors: Po-Tsung Huang, Pei-Tseng Kung, Wen-Yin Kuo, Wen-Chen Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Family physician integrated care program (FPIC)
Emergency visits
Hospital admissions
Family physician
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05347-7

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