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A tool to identify potential primary care presentations in the hospital emergency department

European journal of public health, 2020-09, Vol.30 (Supplement_5) [Peer Reviewed Journal]

The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved. 2020 ;The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved. ;ISSN: 1101-1262 ;EISSN: 1464-360X ;DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.598

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  • Title:
    A tool to identify potential primary care presentations in the hospital emergency department
  • Author: Schütze, H ; Rees, R ; Asha, S ; Eagar, K
  • Subjects: Access ; Audits ; Data ; Emergency medical care ; Emergency medical services ; Emergency preparedness ; Health care ; Hospitals ; Medical records ; Patients ; Primary care ; Public health
  • Is Part Of: European journal of public health, 2020-09, Vol.30 (Supplement_5)
  • Description: Abstract Background Access to primary care has an impact on health outcomes and is a significant public health issue. Limited access to primary care has seen non-urgent presentations to hospital emergency departments continue to rise globally. A lack of a universal workable definition of what a primary care presentation is has impeded national and international estimations of the true burden. Our aim was to develop a standardised code frame to identify potential primary care patients in the emergency department to allow accurate data estimations to be made, and help inform future interventions. Methods An audit of medical records was conducted in two major hospitals in Sydney, Australia. A code frame was developed, tested and applied retrospectively to five years of data. Results Of 601,168 presentations to the emergency department, 171,906 (29%) were deemed to be potential primary care presentations. The code frame had a sensitivity of 99.9% and a specificity of 49.0%. Conclusions This standardised code frame enables accurate retrospective local and national data estimations of the impact of primary care presentations in the emergency department, which was previously not available. The code frame could be used prospectively to evaluate interventions such as diverting patients to primary care settings, and to identify populations for specifically targeted interventions. The conservative nature of the code frame ensures that only those that can safely receive care in a primary care setting are identified as potential primary care. Key messages This robust tool will enable more accurate data estimations of primary care appropriate presentations in the emergency department, which can assist planning and policy efforts. It can be easily adapted to incorporate triage codes in international settings and provides a useful tool for comparing international trends.
  • Publisher: Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1101-1262
    EISSN: 1464-360X
    DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.598
  • Source: Journals@Ovid Open Access Journal Collection Rolling
    GFMER Free Medical Journals
    Alma/SFX Local Collection
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