ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the
emergency hospitalizations trend for
ambulatory care sensitive conditions between 2011 and 2015 in a
health insureance company of the Colombian
Social Security General System.
METHODS A log-linear
analysis based on age-adjusted
hospitalization rates for
ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the Entidad Promotora de Salud Sanitas was used to estimate the annual percentage change in these rates and to identify joinponts of the rates. Data was collected from administrative sources. RESULTS There were 38,530
hospitalizations for
ambulatory care sensitive conditions in 26,501 Entidad Promotora de Salud Sanitas enrollees, with a significant decrease in
hospitalization rates. The annual percentage change estimated for the period was -9.5% with no significant joinpoints throughout the
time interval. CONCLUSIONS A significant reduction in
hospital admissions due to
ambulatory care sensitive conditions in Entidad Promotora de Salud Sanitas enrollees were reported for the last five years in this study.