A delicate balance: Accountability for very high-cost patients in new payment models.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2019.100366
Abstract: Designing alternative payment models (APMs) to encourage providers to manage the needs of very complex patients while limiting providers' financial risk is a major challenge. Most APMs limit providers' financial risk for complex patients through… read more here.
Keywords: risk; payment models; cost patients; high cost ... See more keywords
Developing an actionable patient taxonomy to understand and characterize high-cost Medicare patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2019.100406
Abstract: BACKGROUND Improving care for high-cost patients requires a better understanding of their characteristics and the ability to effectively target interventions. We developed an actionable taxonomy with clinically meaningful patient categories for high-cost Medicare patients-those in… read more here.
Keywords: taxonomy; cost patients; cost; medicare ... See more keywords
What Happens to High-Cost Patients? An Analysis of the Trajectories of Billed Charges Over Time.
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DOI: 10.1089/pop.2016.0149
Abstract: A growing literature documents the substantial burden that a small proportion of high-cost, medically complex patients impose on health care systems. However, it is not clear whether high-cost patients remain costly over time. This study… read more here.
Keywords: cost medically; cost patients; cost; time ... See more keywords
Characteristics, Outcomes, and Cost Patterns of High-Cost Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/5452683
Abstract: Background ICU care is costly, and there is a large variation in cost among patients. Methods This is an observational study conducted at two ICUs in an academic centre. We compared the demographics, clinical data,… read more here.
Keywords: cost patients; total costs; cost; versus 001 ... See more keywords
Analysis on Influencing Factors of Hospitalization Cost for Patients With Kidney Stone Disease in Western China
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440221120540
Abstract: To explore the influencing factors causing the change of hospitalization cost (HC) in patients with kidney stone disease (KSD), control the increase of HC and reduce the economic burden of patients. Data were derived from… read more here.
Keywords: influencing factors; year; cost; hospitalization cost ... See more keywords
Characterizing Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations of High-Cost Patients in Rural China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.804734
Abstract: Introduction High-cost patients are characterized by repeated hospitalizations, and inpatient cost accounts for a large proportion of their total health care spending. This study aimed to assess the occurrence and costs of potentially preventable hospitalizations… read more here.
Keywords: among high; cost; cost patients; high cost ... See more keywords
Drivers of high-cost persistence in rural China: A population-based retrospective study
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.988664
Abstract: Purpose High-cost patients account for over 70% of total health expenditures in rural China and have become a key focus of health insurers. Persistently high-cost patients constitute a substantial proportion of medical resources. Hence, exploring… read more here.
Keywords: year; cost; high cost; status ... See more keywords
Factors Affecting Cost of Patients with Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit.
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DOI: 10.5152/turkthoracj.2018.18084
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting cost in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective cohort… read more here.
Keywords: cost patients; intensive care; factors affecting; cost ... See more keywords