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Capsule Commentary on Blumenthal et al., Using a Self-Reported Global Health Measure to Identify Patients at High Risk for Future Healthcare Utilization

Authors: Joel Papak, MD, Joseph Chiovaro, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 8/2017

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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. …

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Title: Capsule Commentary on Blumenthal et al., Using a Self-Reported Global Health Measure to Identify Patients at High Risk for Future Healthcare Utilization
Authors: Joel Papak, MD
Joseph Chiovaro, MD
Publication date: 01-08-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4076-0

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