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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedGeissler K, Stearns SC, Becker C
The relationship between violence in Northern Mexico and potentially avoidable hospitalizations in the USA-Mexico border region.
The authors quantified associations between violence in Mexico and decreases in access to care for border county residents. They found that increased homicide rates in Mexico were associated with increased hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) conditions in the USA, although residence in a border county was associated with decreased probability of being hospitalized for an ACS condition.
AHRQ-funded; HS021074.
Citation: Geissler K, Stearns SC, Becker C .
The relationship between violence in Northern Mexico and potentially avoidable hospitalizations in the USA-Mexico border region.
J Public Health 2016 Mar;38(1):14-23. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv012.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Hospitalization, Ambulatory Care and Surgery
Basu J, Mobley LR, Thumula V
AHRQ Author: Basu J
The small area predictors of ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations: a comparison of changes over time.
The investigators examined the predictors of ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) admissions in small geographic areas in two cross-sections spanning an 11-year time interval (1995-2005). They found that ACSC admission rates were inversely related to the availability of local primary care physicians, and managed care was associated with declines in ACSC admissions for the elderly. Additionally, minorities, aged elderly, and percent under federal poverty level were found to be associated with higher ACSC rates. They concluded that improvements in socioeconomic conditions and geographic access may have helped improve the quality of primary care received by the elderly over the last decade, particularly among some minority groups.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Basu J, Mobley LR, Thumula V .
The small area predictors of ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations: a comparison of changes over time.
Soc Work Public Health 2014;29(2):176-88. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2013.776316.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Hospitalization, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Primary Care