Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7529779 | Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen | 2017 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
This study reveals that a high frequency of GP and SP consultations is primarily associated with self-assessed poor health, indicating that prioritisation is based on clinical need. In order to ensure the same needs-based prioritisation in the access to outpatient healthcare, regulatory measures are required to decrease wait times of more than one month for SP appointments, with a special focus on people with statutory health insurance coverage, residents of eastern Germany and the elderly.
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Authors
Florian Tille, Bernhard Gibis, Klaus Balke, Adelheid Kuhlmey, Susanne Schnitzer,