Patterns of Medicare-funded primary health and specialist consultations in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians in the two years before hospitalisation for ischaemic heart disease

Patterns of Medicare-funded primary health and specialist consultations in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians in the two years before hospitalisation for ischaemic heart disease

International Journal for Equity in Health

• Author(s): Teng, Tiew-Hwa Katherine, Katzenellenbogen, Judith M., Geelhoed, Elizabeth, Gunnell, Anthony S., Knuiman, Matthew, Sanfilippo, Frank M., Hung, Joseph, Mai, Qun, Vickery, Alistair, Thompson, Sandra C.
• Published: 2018
• Volume: 17
• ISBN: 1475-9276

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Abstract: Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Patterns of primary and specialist care in patients leading up to the first hospitalisation for IHD potentially impact on prevention and subsequent outcomes. We investigated the differences in general practice (GP), specialist and emergency department (ED) consultations, and associated resource use in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the two years preceding hospitalisation for IHD.

• Urls: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-018-0826-9
• Work Type: journal article
• Keywords: Health care disparity, Aboriginal health, Indigenous health services, Ischaemic heart disease, Administrative datasets, Primary health care