Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions by Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Study – ACR Meeting Abstracts
Background/Purpose: Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) are conditions where appropriate access to ambulatory care could prevent or reduce complications, a more severe disease course, or the need for hospitalizations. We conducted this study to estimate the emergency department (ED) visit rates for ACSCs by persons with RA relative to age- and sex-matched general population controls. […]