Preventable Hospitalizations : A Window into Primary and Preventive Care (2000)

This Fact Book examines one critical area of health care quality: potentially preventable hospitalizations, or hospitalizations that may be preventable with high quality primary & preventive care. These hospitalizations may be avoided if clinicians effectively diagnose, treat, & educate patients, & if patients actively participate in their care & adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors. This Fact Book presents information on preventable hospitalizations for select & acute conditions, as well as for one birth outcome. It first addresses these conditions in a broad, national-level context, & then provides detailed statistics for each health condition. Charts & tables.Kruzikas, Danise T. is the author of 'Preventable Hospitalizations : A Window into Primary and Preventive Care (2000)', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756748425 and ISBN 0756748429.