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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Autores principales: Shawn Choon Wee Ng, Yu Heng Kwan, Shi Yan, Chuen Seng Tan, Lian Leng Low
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMC 2019-12-01
Colección:BMC Health Services Research
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4769-7