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25.05.2017 | Capsule Commentary
Capsule Commentary on Blumenthal et al., Using a Self-Reported Global Health Measure to Identify Patients at High Risk for Future Healthcare Utilization
verfasst von:
Joel Papak, MD, Joseph Chiovaro, MD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 8/2017
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Excerpt
Understanding which patients are at high risk for future emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization has long been a goal of both healthcare systems and practicing clinicians. Identification of the highest-risk cohort, in particular, has been a target of interest, as these patients account for a disproportionate amount of healthcare expenditure. Efforts do to this have largely focused on the use of administrative data, though more recent studies suggest the addition of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) may better capture changes in health status. …