ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To explore patients' motivations for seeking care in the emergency
department (ED) after hours and their willingness to consult their family physicians instead, if …

Background Patients in need of acute health care do not always contact the most suitable
health care service provider. Contacting out-of-hours primary care for an urgent problem …

OBJECTIVE To determine family physicians' availability to their general practice patients
after hours and to explore the characteristics and determinants of after-hours services …

Objectives—To determine the reasons for choosing between primary care out of hours
centres and accident and emergency (A&E) departments for patients with primary care …

PURPOSE Patient satisfaction is an important health care outcome. This study compared
patients' satisfaction with care received for an urgent health problem from their family …

One goal of the Affordable Care Act is to improve patients' access to primary care and the
coordination of that care. An important ingredient in achieving that goal is ensuring that …

Background: Because of overcrowding and cost-control efforts, emergency departments are
under pressure to refer patients with nonacute conditions to other settings. However, no …

Objectives: To investigate the necessity of out-of-hours calls and patient satisfaction with out-
of-hours care. To assess the distribution between emergency care at a primary care …

Consumers' after hours health care decisions. Comparison between those who did and those
who did not seek care in an Australian provincial city. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create …

Objective: To determine if operation of an outpatient “after-hours” clinic (AHC) was
associated with a reduction in local emergency department (ED) visits. Study Setting: Leduc …