Retail Clinics, Primary Cage Physicians, And Emergency Departments: A Comparison Of Patients' Visits
Retail Clinics, Primary Cage Physicians, And Emergency Departments: A Comparison Of Patients' Visits
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DOI：
10.1377/hlthaff.27.5.1272
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
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影响因子：
9.7
通讯作者：
McGlynn, Elizabeth A.
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作者：
Mehrotra, Ateev;Wang, Margaret C.;McGlynn, Elizabeth A.
在这项研究中，我们比较了全国零售诊所、初级保健医生 (PCP) 和急诊科 (ED) 就诊样本的人口统计数据和就诊原因。我们发现，零售诊所似乎正在为 PCP 服务不足的患者群体提供服务。鼻窦炎和免疫接种等十个临床问题占零售诊所就诊次数的 90% 以上。这十个临床问题占成人 PCP 就诊的 13%、儿科 PCP 就诊的 30% 以及急诊室就诊的 12%。未来是否会将护理从急诊室或初级保健医生转移到零售诊所尚不得而知。 [卫生事务 27，没有。 5（2008）：1272-1282； 10.1377/hlthaff.27.5.1272]
In this study we compared the demographics of and reasons for visits in national samples of visits to retail clinics, primary care physicians (PCPs), and emergency departments (EDs). We found that retail clinics appear to be serving a patient population that is underserved by PCPs. Ten clinical problems such as sinusitis and immunizations encompass more than 90 percent of retail clinic visits. These same ten clinical problems make up 13 percent of adult PCP visits, 30 percent of pediatric PCP visits, and 12 percent of ED visits. Whether there will be a future shift of care from EDs or PCPs to retail clinics is unknown. [Health Affairs 27, no. 5 (2008): 1272-1282; 10.1377/hlthaff.27.5.1272]