Primary Care and Emergency Room Visits: The Virginia All-Payer Claims Database
Utilizing the Virginia APCD and GIS mapping, this study finds that primary care utilization is associated with lower rates of ER use. The maps show clear geographic patterns for both ER use and primary care utilization. Important next steps include identifying priority areas, exploring their characteristics, and conducting qualitative research to better understand local factors contributing to their high or low rates of ER use.
Authors
- Derek A. Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5872-8561)
- Jacqueline Britz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5868-3711)
- Scott M. Strayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-1311)
- Alex H. Krist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4060-9155)
- Michael Topmiller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3864-6507)
- Mark Carrozza
- Hannah Shadowen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1939-7311)
- Roy Sabo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9159-4876)
Institutions
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240273r1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.26