Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Emergency Department Visits
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Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Map of Acute Conditions by County, New Mexico, 2018
Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Map of Chronic Conditions by County, New Mexico, 2018
Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Map of Acute Conditions by Health Region, New Mexico, 2018
Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Map of Chronic Conditions by Health Region, New Mexico, 2018
Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Map of Acute Conditions by Urban and Rural Counties, New Mexico, 2018
Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Map of Chronic Conditions by Urban and Rural Counties, New Mexico, 2018
Why Is This Important?
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) are conditions for which hospitalizations can be prevented or avoided with quality outpatient care from primary care providers. Early intervention by primary care providers can prevent future complications and/or the progression to more severe disease. Studying ACSC related hospitalizations can inform researchers on the quality and timeliness of care residents with ACSC receive from area primary healthcare providers.
Definition
Emergency department visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions per 100,000 population age 18 or older, age-adjusted. Acute Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) include dehydration, bacterial pneumonia, or urinary tract infection (UTI). Chronic ACSCs include diabetes with short term complications, diabetes with long-term complications, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypertension, heart failure without a cardiac procedure, uncontrolled diabetes without complications, asthma, or diabetes with lower-extremity amputation.
Data Sources
- Emergency Department (ED) dataset, Health Systems Epidemiology Program, New Mexico Department of Health
- New Mexico Population Estimates: University of New Mexico, Geospatial and Population Studies (GPS) Program.
(http://gps.unm.edu/)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Number of emergency department visits visits meeting the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) [https://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Modules/PQI_TechSpec_ICD10_v2019.aspx ACSC Prevention Quality Indicator Conditions definition]. |
| Denominator: | Total Population of New Mexico above 18 years old. |