Ambulatory care-sensitive emergency visits among patients with medical home access.

Objectives: To characterize patterns of emergency department (ED) utilization for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) among patients with established care within a patient-centered medical home.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review using Michigan Medicine's (formerly University of Michigan Health System) electronic health record.

Methods: Ten general medicine (GM) physicians reviewed 256 ambulatory care-sensitive ED encounters that occurred between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2014, among patients of a GM medical home.