National Study of the Relation of Primary Care Shortages to Emergency Department Utilization
Richman IB, Clark S, Sullivan AF, Camargo CA. National Study of the Relation of Primary Care Shortages to Emergency Department Utilization. Academic Emergency Medicine 2007, 14: 279-282. PMID: 17242383, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.10.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visit volumePrimary care shortageED visitsVisit volumeUnderserved individualsCare shortagesTop tertileEmergency department (ED) visit volumePrimary care shortage areasEmergency department utilizationED usePotential confoundersED InventoryHealth resourcesAnnual increaseVisitsShortage areasTertilePositive associationHigh rateNational studyFurther investigationFederal data setsAssociationPopulation data