The impact of multimorbidity level and functional limitations on the accuracy of using self-reported survey data compared to administrative data to measure general practitioner and specialist visits in community-living adults
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07160-2
Abstract: Researchers often use survey data to study the effect of health and social variables on physician use, but how self-reported physician use compares to administrative data, the gold standard, in particular within the context of… read more here.
Keywords: functional limitations; specialist visits; multimorbidity; administrative data ... See more keywords
Association between the 2012 Health and Social Care Act and specialist visits and hospitalisations in England: A controlled interrupted time series analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002427
Abstract: Background The 2012 Health and Social Care Act (HSCA) in England led to among the largest healthcare reforms in the history of the National Health Service (NHS). It gave control of £67 billion of the… read more here.
Keywords: specialist visits; health; time; series ... See more keywords
Personal continuity of GP care and outpatient specialist visits in people with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional survey
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276054
Abstract: Background Continuity of care is particularly important for patients with chronic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). Continuity is shown to reduce overall health service utilization among people with diabetes, however, evidence about how… read more here.
Keywords: continuity care; outpatient specialist; continuity; specialist ... See more keywords