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cord-268370-kfjujs4z	Huang, Yu-Tung	Hospitalization for Ambulatory-care-sensitive Conditions in Taiwan Following the SARS Outbreak: A Population-based Interrupted Time Series Study	2009-05-31		.txt	text/plain	3292	173	48	title: Hospitalization for Ambulatory-care-sensitive Conditions in Taiwan Following the SARS Outbreak: A Population-based Interrupted Time Series Study The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of the SARS outbreak on hospitalization for chronic ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) in Taiwan. Methods We applied a population-based interrupted time series study design and used the time series auto-regressive integrated moving-average model to compare the actual and predicted admission rates of seven selected chronic ACSCs. The analyses were based on National Health Insurance hospital inpatient claims data from 1997 to 2003. We applied a population-based interrupted time series design to compare the actual with predicted hospitalization for ACSCs after the SARS outbreak, to identify conditions with increased hospitalization that might have been caused by untimely or inappropriate primary care during the SARS outbreak. We found that the actual hospitalization rates for six selected ACSCs, particularly respiratory conditions, were significantly lower than their predicted rates for at least 1 month during the SARS period.	./cache/cord-268370-kfjujs4z.txt	./txt/cord-268370-kfjujs4z.txt