Ambulatory care sensitive conditions - Preliminary analyses

The preliminary analyses from the Victorian Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) study offers the potential for a new set of indicators describing differentials and inequalities in access to the primary healthcare system in Victoria.

The specific purpose of this report, based on preliminary analysis of the data, is to:

• Provide a discussion on the use and limitations of the concept of ACSCs.
• Develop a methodology for identifying and analysing ACSCs.
• Describe trends and variations in rates of ACSCs by Department of Human Services Regions, local government areas, and socioeconomic status.
• Demonstrate the value of ACSC indicators in monitoring trends over time.
• Discuss policy implications and options for future analysis of ACSCs.

Victorian ambulatory care sensitive conditions study - preliminary analyses (287kb, pdf)