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Relation between family physician retention and avoidable hospital admission in Newfoundland and Labrador: a population-based cross-sectional study.
CMAJ Open 2017 October 7
BACKGROUND: Physician turnover, involving physicians' leaving clinical practice in a specific area, may disrupt continuity of care, leading to poorer health outcomes and greater use of health care services. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between family physician retention and avoidable hospital admission for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions.
METHODS: We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study using provincial health administrative data for residents of Newfoundland and Labrador who held a provincial health card between 2001 and 2009. Five-year family physician retention was calculated by regional economic zone, and residents within economic zones were grouped into tertiles based on physician retention level. We compared hospital admission for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions among tertiles while adjusting for covariates.
RESULTS: For 475 691 residents of the province, there was a negative relation between physician retention and hospital admission for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions: residents of areas with moderate or low physician retention had admission rates that were 16.5% (95% confidence interval [CI) 12.6%-20.4%) and 19.9% (95% CI 15.2%-24.7%) higher, respectively, compared to areas with high retention. No relation was found when analysis was limited to those aged 65 years or more.
INTERPRETATION: The findings suggest that high physician retention is associated with lower rates of hospital admission for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions even after control for other factors. This is consistent with our hypothesis that physician turnover acts to disrupt continuity of care, resulting in higher admission rates.
METHODS: We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study using provincial health administrative data for residents of Newfoundland and Labrador who held a provincial health card between 2001 and 2009. Five-year family physician retention was calculated by regional economic zone, and residents within economic zones were grouped into tertiles based on physician retention level. We compared hospital admission for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions among tertiles while adjusting for covariates.
RESULTS: For 475 691 residents of the province, there was a negative relation between physician retention and hospital admission for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions: residents of areas with moderate or low physician retention had admission rates that were 16.5% (95% confidence interval [CI) 12.6%-20.4%) and 19.9% (95% CI 15.2%-24.7%) higher, respectively, compared to areas with high retention. No relation was found when analysis was limited to those aged 65 years or more.
INTERPRETATION: The findings suggest that high physician retention is associated with lower rates of hospital admission for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions even after control for other factors. This is consistent with our hypothesis that physician turnover acts to disrupt continuity of care, resulting in higher admission rates.
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