Perceived Access to Outpatient Care and Hospital Reutilization Following Acute Respiratory Illnesses

Respiratory day hospital: a novel approach to acute respiratory care.

In 1996 we established a day hospital dedicated to acute respiratory care, as an alternative to emergency department and inpatient treatment. The unit is staffed by respirologists, family physicians and specialized nurses; patients have access to all standard inpatient treatments and services. Between 1996/97 and 1998/99 the annual number of admissions to the day hospital increased from 658 to ...

Adolescents' access to care: teenagers' self-reported use of services and perceived access to confidential care.

BACKGROUND Most surveys on adolescents' use of health services rely on parental report, and this may underestimate adolescents' use of confidential services. OBJECTIVE To investigate adolescents' report of their own use of health services, access to care, and knowledge and use of confidential services. METHOD A random digit-dialed survey of 14- to 19-year-old adolescents was conducted in Mo...

Differences in access to high-quality outpatient care in Indonesia.

Using a representative cross-section of health care providers in Indonesia, we describe variations in prenatal, child, and adult care quality. Quality is measured as knowledge about clinical guidelines. Public health centers offer above-average-quality prenatal care, and private physicians provide high-quality curative care. Private nurses offer below-average care, as do most providers in the m...

Linking care of patients with obesity to outpatient weight control clinics following acute hospitalizations

Despite obesity impacting over one-third of US adults, guideline recommendations have not been effectively utilized by health care providers in hospital settings. Initiation of weight loss plans for obese patients during hospitalizations followed by linkage of care to weight control centers may improve compliance with the guidelines. Provider recognition and awareness that obesity is a chronic ...

Linkage to HIV Outpatient Care Following an Inpatient Stay