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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2013

01-07-2013 | Capsule Commentaries

Capsule Commentary on Davydow et al., Depression and Risk of Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions in Patients with Diabetes

Author: Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 7/2013

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Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are potentially preventable, assuming timely and appropriate primary care is delivered to outpatients with these common, chronic conditions (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma, COPD). Health care systems and hospitals frequently track and analyze ACSC hospitalizations as a performance measure.1 If hospitalization rates are disproportionately high, it is presumed that there may be problems in access to primary care or that outpatient management of these conditions is inadequate. …
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Davydow DS, Katon WJ, Lin EHB, Ciechanowski P, Ludman E, Oliver M, Von Korff M. Depression and Risk of Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions in Patients with Diabetes. J Gen Intern Med. doi:10.​1007/​s11606-013-2336-1.
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Title
Capsule Commentary on Davydow et al., Depression and Risk of Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions in Patients with Diabetes
Author
Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS
Publication date
01-07-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2365-9

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