Primary Care Involvement and Health Care Utilization Among Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease
In this cross-sectional study of patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving dialysis, primary care physician involvement was associated with reduced emergency department utilization.
Authors
- Richard A. Hirth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-3220)
- Kunal Bailoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-8406)
- Paula Guro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0103-5734)
- Vahakn B. Shahinian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3280-7821)
- Mary Oerline (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0264-6951)
- John M. Hollingsworth
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0807
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases