000002892 001__ 2892 000002892 005__ 20251031083216.0 000002892 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/M4MC8XR8 000002892 037__ $$aETD 000002892 245__ $$aThe influence of providing primary care to and uninsured population in Clark County, Washington, is associated with reduced utilization of emergency department and inpatient services 000002892 269__ $$a2015 000002892 336__ $$aThesis 000002892 502__ $$bM.P.H. 000002892 520__ $$aThis study tests whether providing primary care to the uninsured using the DPC model is associated with reduced utilization of Emergency Department (ED) and Inpatient (IP) services, and to identify patient characteristics associated with these effects. Reduced rates of ED and IP services are used as a proxy to indicate improved health of the community and better management of chronic conditions. 000002892 540__ $$fCC BY 000002892 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000002892 650__ $$aPrimary Health Care$$024590 000002892 650__ $$aMedically Uninsured$$029654 000002892 650__ $$aDisease Management$$031650 000002892 650__ $$aEpidemiology$$018518 000002892 650__ $$aInpatients$$020846 000002892 650__ $$aEmergency Service, Hospital$$018352 000002892 650__ $$aChronic Disease$$016715 000002892 651__ $$aWashington$$041180 000002892 651__ $$aWashington (State)--Clark County$$044804 000002892 6531_ $$aoutcome research (health care) 000002892 6531_ $$ahealth services needs and damand 000002892 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000002892 692__ $$aDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine$$041444 000002892 7001_ $$aDegnin, Catherine$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000002892 7201_ $$aLambert, William$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eAdvisor$$eMentor 000002892 8564_ $$90a6c85f0-fe1d-45bb-aa5b-f994f7c8a090$$s1383280$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/2892/files/3662_etd.pdf$$ePublic$$2690716983fdca3693b7050a16a35bc6d$$31 000002892 905__ $$a/rest/prod/9s/16/16/38/9s1616385 000002892 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:2892$$pstudent-work 000002892 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations