Measuring Health Equity for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in a Large Integrated Health Care System: The Development of an Index

• Main Authors: Alice Pressman (Author), Stephen Lockhart (Author), John Petersen (Author), Sarah Robinson (Author), Maria Moreno (Author), Kristen M.J. Azar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mary Ann Liebert, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Disparities in outcomes for preventive and primary health care services often result when vulnerable patients rely on episodic encounters for emergency services that do not meet their long-term health needs. Understanding health outcomes in socially or economically disadvantaged subgroups is crucial...