Background. The Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patient Assets, Risks, and
Experiences (PRAPARE) is a nationally recognized standardized protocol that goes beyond …

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the Austrian health care system using the ecology of
care model. Our secondary aim was to compare data from Austria with those available from …

BACKGROUND The initial ecology of medical care study was published in 1961, offering a
framework by which to investigate individuals' contact with the medical system. We studied …

En la definición de las políticas de salud y en la toma de decisiones por parte de la gestión
suele primar una separación entre clínica, epidemiología y salud pública, situación …

Between 1996 and 2015, mean annual increases in per visit emergency department (ED)
expenditures were significantly greater for private insurance than Medicare, Medicaid, and …

Background There is high variation in service utilization behaviour, health equity and
outcomes among countries based upon the organization of access to primary and …

Objectives Medical evidence largely supports PTs in expanded roles, however, healthcare
policy within the United States (USA) typically restricts PTs from ordering musculoskeletal …

We sought to describe the proportion of patients in contact with a primary care physician, as
well as the total number of primary care contacts over a 2-year period, using the 2002-2017 …

Purpose In rural areas, the management of hospitalizations and emergency department
(ED) visits is an important issue, and it is compounded by factors such as the long distance …

Background: Increases in emergency department (ED) use are contributing to inefficient
health care spending and becoming a public health concern. Previous studies have …