Drivers of potentially avoidable emergency admissions in Ireland: an ecological analysis

Background Many emergency admissions are deemed to be potentially avoidable in a well-performing health system. Objective To measure the impact of population and health system factors on county-level variation in potentially avoidable emergency admissions in Ireland over the period 2014–2016. Methods Admissions data were used to calculate 2014–2016 age-adjusted emergency admission rates for selected conditions by county of residence. Negative...