What type of study is this?

This is a Systematic Review study.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This systematic review aims to evaluate how interventions in primary and emergency care influence emergency care utilization.

February 8, 2026BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

How do interventions in primary care or in emergency departments impact less urgent patients’ emergency care utilization? A systematic review

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MDMarion DannerGP Forschungsgruppe ARAnne RummerUniversitas Darul Ulum SMSandra MangiapaneZentralinstitut für die Kassenärztliche Versorgung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Systematic review shows accessibility improvements in primary care reduce emergency care use by less urgent patients, indicating potential policy benefits.

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This systematic review aims to evaluate how interventions in primary and emergency care influence emergency care utilization.
Conducted systematic review with registered protocol in PROSPERO.
Searched MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Epistemonikos for relevant studies.
Included RCTs and non-randomized studies with intervention and comparison groups.
Assessed quality using Cochrane Risk-of-Bias Tool and ROBINS-I criteria.
Increased accessibility of primary care services reduced emergency department utilization among less urgent patients.
Primary care services added to emergency departments may lead to higher demand for hospital care.
Quality of non-randomized evidence was low, suggesting cautious interpretation of findings.

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Danner et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6987eb5df6bacdd2fe8fc95c https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14111-2

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Systematic review shows accessibility improvements in primary care reduce emergency care use by less urgent patients, indicating potential policy benefits.

How do interventions in primary care or in emergency departments impact less urgent patients’ emergency care utilization? A systematic review

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How do interventions in primary care or in emergency departments impact less urgent patients’ emergency care utilization? A systematic review

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