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Physician home visits in Ontario: a cross-sectional analysis of patient characteristics and postvisit use of health care services
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Tara Kiran, Andrew P. Costa, Yingbo Na, Samir K. Sinha, Katherine E. Nelson, Nathan M. Stall, Noah M. Ivers and Aaron Jones
August 09, 2022 10 (3) E732-E745; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210307
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University Health Network and Sinai Health System; Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Lapointe-Shaw, Ivers), Women’s College Hospital; ICES (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Costa, Na, Nelson, Ivers, Jones); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Sinha, Stall, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran, Sinha, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran) and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Kiran), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Costa, Jones), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Paediatrics (Nelson), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDTara Kiran
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University Health Network and Sinai Health System; Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Lapointe-Shaw, Ivers), Women’s College Hospital; ICES (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Costa, Na, Nelson, Ivers, Jones); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Sinha, Stall, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran, Sinha, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran) and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Kiran), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Costa, Jones), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Paediatrics (Nelson), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScAndrew P. Costa
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University Health Network and Sinai Health System; Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Lapointe-Shaw, Ivers), Women’s College Hospital; ICES (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Costa, Na, Nelson, Ivers, Jones); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Sinha, Stall, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran, Sinha, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran) and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Kiran), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Costa, Jones), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Paediatrics (Nelson), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
PhDYingbo Na
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University Health Network and Sinai Health System; Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Lapointe-Shaw, Ivers), Women’s College Hospital; ICES (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Costa, Na, Nelson, Ivers, Jones); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Sinha, Stall, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran, Sinha, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran) and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Kiran), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Costa, Jones), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Paediatrics (Nelson), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MScSamir K. Sinha
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University Health Network and Sinai Health System; Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Lapointe-Shaw, Ivers), Women’s College Hospital; ICES (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Costa, Na, Nelson, Ivers, Jones); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Sinha, Stall, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran, Sinha, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran) and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Kiran), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Costa, Jones), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Paediatrics (Nelson), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD DPhilKatherine E. Nelson
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University Health Network and Sinai Health System; Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Lapointe-Shaw, Ivers), Women’s College Hospital; ICES (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Costa, Na, Nelson, Ivers, Jones); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Sinha, Stall, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran, Sinha, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran) and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Kiran), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Costa, Jones), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Paediatrics (Nelson), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDNathan M. Stall
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University Health Network and Sinai Health System; Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Lapointe-Shaw, Ivers), Women’s College Hospital; ICES (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Costa, Na, Nelson, Ivers, Jones); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Sinha, Stall, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran, Sinha, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran) and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Kiran), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Costa, Jones), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Paediatrics (Nelson), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MDNoah M. Ivers
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University Health Network and Sinai Health System; Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Lapointe-Shaw, Ivers), Women’s College Hospital; ICES (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Costa, Na, Nelson, Ivers, Jones); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Sinha, Stall, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran, Sinha, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran) and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Kiran), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Costa, Jones), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Paediatrics (Nelson), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDAaron Jones
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University Health Network and Sinai Health System; Department of Medicine (Lapointe-Shaw, Sinha, Stall), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Lapointe-Shaw, Ivers), Women’s College Hospital; ICES (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Costa, Na, Nelson, Ivers, Jones); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Lapointe-Shaw, Kiran, Sinha, Stall, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran, Sinha, Ivers), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kiran) and MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Kiran), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Costa, Jones), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Paediatrics (Nelson), The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Ivers), Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Physician home visits in Ontario: a cross-sectional analysis of patient characteristics and postvisit use of health care services
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Tara Kiran, Andrew P. Costa, Yingbo Na, Samir K. Sinha, Katherine E. Nelson, Nathan M. Stall, Noah M. Ivers, Aaron Jones
Jul 2022, 10 (3) E732-E745; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210307
Physician home visits in Ontario: a cross-sectional analysis of patient characteristics and postvisit use of health care services
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Tara Kiran, Andrew P. Costa, Yingbo Na, Samir K. Sinha, Katherine E. Nelson, Nathan M. Stall, Noah M. Ivers, Aaron Jones
Jul 2022, 10 (3) E732-E745; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210307