Which hospitalisations are ambulatory care-sensitive, to what degree, and how could the rates be reduced? Results of a group consensus study in Germany

Leonie Sundmacher, Diana Fischbach, Wiebke Schuettig, Christoph Naumann, Uta Augustin and Cristina Faisst

Health Policy, 2015, vol. 119, issue 11, 1415-1423

Abstract: Much has been written lately regarding hospitalisations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSH) and their strengths and weaknesses as a quality management indicator. The idea underlying ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSC) is that effective treatment of acute conditions, good management of chronic illnesses and immunisation against infectious diseases can reduce the risk of a specified set of hospitalisations.

Keywords: Ambulatory care-sensitive conditions; Preventability; Avoidable hospitalisations; Strategies; Delphi; Group consensus; Regional variation; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.08.007

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