A quantitative evidence base for population health: applying utilization-based cluster analysis to segment a patient population

Abstract Background To improve population health it is crucial to understand the different care needs within a population. Traditional population groups are often based on characteristics such as age or morbidities. However, this does not take into account specific care needs across care settings an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sabine I. Vuik, Erik Mayer, Ara Darzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-016-0115-z