Can high-cost spending in the community signal admission to hospital? A dynamic modeling study for urgent and elective cardiovascular patients

Can high-cost spending in the community signal admission to hospital? A dynamic modeling study for urgent and elective cardiovascular patients

Abstract Background Much of the research on high-cost patients in healthcare has taken a static approach to studying what is actually a dynamic process. High-cost patients often utilize services across multiple sectors along care pathways, but due to the cross-sectional nature of many study designs,...

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Main Authors: Deborah Cohen, Walter P. Wodchis, Andrew Calzavara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
High-cost
Healthcare spending
Community care
Acute care
Cardiovascular disease
Survival analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3639-z

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