Acute and Emergency Care Demand

Evidence quality

Other

Other

Highlighted claims

• The study's main outcome was demand for acute and emergency care measured as personal doctor-patient contact. — Evaluating the impact of a medical telephone helpline and the use of a structured initial assessment on demand for acute and emergency care in Germany: an ecological study using secondary data
• Weekly emergency department cases per 100,000 inhabitants declined between calendar week 1 of 2016 and calendar week 52 of 2020. — Evaluating the impact of a medical telephone helpline and the use of a structured initial assessment on demand for acute and emergency care in Germany: an ecological study using secondary data
• Weekly combined emergency department and out-of-hours cases per 100,000 inhabitants also declined over the full study period. — Evaluating the impact of a medical telephone helpline and the use of a structured initial assessment on demand for acute and emergency care in Germany: an ecological study using secondary data
• The analysis used separate outcome definitions for emergency department contacts and combined emergency department plus out-of-hours contacts. — Evaluating the impact of a medical telephone helpline and the use of a structured initial assessment on demand for acute and emergency care in Germany: an ecological study using secondary data
• The overall conclusion describes only a population-level trend suggesting possible demand reduction. — Evaluating the impact of a medical telephone helpline and the use of a structured initial assessment on demand for acute and emergency care in Germany: an ecological study using secondary data