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Published on: November 9, 2016
Emergency medicine and "acute" general practice: comparing apples with oranges
S Ieraci1, P Cunningham, J Talbot-Stern
1Liverpool Hospital, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
Emergency Departments (EDs) and General Practice Casualty (GPC) services cater to different patient needs and have distinct roles. Objective data is needed to establish GPC cost-effectiveness and guide health service planning.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Public Health Policy
- General Practice
Background:
- Emergency Departments (EDs) are critical interfaces between inpatient and ambulatory care.
- Shared funding for ambulatory care intensifies focus on ED non-inpatient populations.
- The Balmain General Practice Casualty (GPC) model is often cited for after-hours GP services.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the Balmain General Practice Casualty (GPC) model.
- To compare GPC services, casemix, quality, waiting times, and cost-effectiveness with EDs.
- To inform health service planning regarding distinct roles of general practice and emergency medicine.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of the GPC model.
- Detailed examination of GPC casemix, clinical quality, waiting times, and cost-effectiveness.
- Comparative analysis with Emergency Departments (EDs).
Main Results:
- GPC services and patient casemix are distinctly different from EDs.
- Objective data on GPC cost-effectiveness is not established.
- Health service planning requires recognition of distinct, complementary roles for general practice and emergency medicine.
Conclusions:
- EDs and GPC models serve different patient populations and functions.
- Further objective evaluation is needed to establish GPC cost-effectiveness.
- Health service planning must differentiate and integrate general practice and emergency medicine services effectively.
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