Study Strengths

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The ARIMA model strengthened the analysis by addressing seasonality and autocorrelation. — Evaluating the impact of an Australian Virtual Care service on low-acuity presentations to district emergency departments: an interrupted time series analysis
• Population-level administrative data allowed the analysis to include all available ED presentations rather than a sample. — Evaluating the impact of an Australian Virtual Care service on low-acuity presentations to district emergency departments: an interrupted time series analysis
• Longitudinal data allowed the study to observe ED presentation trends over time and increased statistical power. — Evaluating the impact of an Australian Virtual Care service on low-acuity presentations to district emergency departments: an interrupted time series analysis
• The well-defined district setting reduced the likelihood of unmeasured district-wide confounding during the study period. — Evaluating the impact of an Australian Virtual Care service on low-acuity presentations to district emergency departments: an interrupted time series analysis