Multimorbidity patterns in high-need, high-cost elderly patients.

INTRODUCTION:Patients with complex health care needs (PCHCN) are individuals who require numerous, costly care services and have been shown to place a heavy burden on health care resources. It has been argued that an important issue in providing value-based primary care concerns how to identify grou...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Buja, Mirko Claus, Lucia Perin, Michele Rivera, Maria Chiara Corti, Francesco Avossa, Elena Schievano, Stefano Rigon, Roberto Toffanin, Vincenzo Baldo, Giovanna Boccuzzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208875