King's Fund briefing: Emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions:
The King's Fund has published a briefing describing current levels of emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs). Ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are conditions for which effective management and treatment should limit emergency admission to hospital.
Currently ACSCs account for more than one in six emergency hospital admissions in England, indicating poor co-ordination between the different elements of the healthcare system, in particular between primary and secondary care.
This briefing highlights, for commissioners, the opportunities for improving the quality of care and saving costs that reducing emergency hospital admissions for ACSCs presents. To realise the potential savings, changes will be needed in the management and prevention of these conditions.
The King's Fund has published a briefing describing current levels of emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs). Ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are conditions for which effective management and treatment should limit emergency admission to hospital.
Currently ACSCs account for more than one in six emergency hospital admissions in England, indicating poor co-ordination between the different elements of the healthcare system, in particular between primary and secondary care.
This briefing highlights, for commissioners, the opportunities for improving the quality of care and saving costs that reducing emergency hospital admissions for ACSCs presents. To realise the potential savings, changes will be needed in the management and prevention of these conditions.
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