Differences in ambulatory care fragmentation by race

• Main Authors: Lisa M. Kern (Author), Mangala Rajan (Author), Lisandro D. Colantonio (Author), Evgeniya Reshetnyak (Author), Joanna Bryan Ringel (Author), Paul M. Muntner (Author), Lawrence P. Casalino (Author), Laura C. Pinheiro (Author), Monika M. Safford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background More fragmented ambulatory care (i.e., care spread across many providers without a dominant provider) has been associated with more subsequent healthcare utilization (such as more tests, procedures, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations) than less fragmented ambulator...