The heterogeneous health state profiles of high-risk healthcare utilizers and their longitudinal hospital readmission and mortality patterns

The heterogeneous health state profiles of high-risk healthcare utilizers and their longitudinal hospital readmission and mortality patterns

Abstract Background High-risk patients are most vulnerable during transitions of care. Due to the high burden of resource allocation for such patients, we propose that segmentation of this heterogeneous population into distinct subgroups will enable improved healthcare resource planning. In this stu...

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Main Authors: Shawn Choon Wee Ng, Yu Heng Kwan, Shi Yan, Chuen Seng Tan, Lian Leng Low
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
High-risk healthcare utilizers
Integrated care
Transitional care program
Latent class analysis
Hospital readmissions
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4769-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4769-7

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