Journal article
Incremental healthcare utilisation and costs among new senior high-cost users in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective matched cohort study
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To describe healthcare use and spending before and on becoming a new (incident) senior high-cost user (HCU) compared with senior non-HCUs; to estimate the incremental costs, overall and by service category, attributable to HCU status; and to quantify its monetary impact on the provincial healthcare budget in Ontario, Canada.
DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective, population-based comparative cohort study using administrative …
Authors
Muratov S; Lee J; Holbrook A; Guertin JR; Mbuagbaw L; Paterson JM; Gomes T; Pequeno P; Tarride J-E
Journal
BMJ Open, Vol. 9, No. 10,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
October 2019
DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028637
ISSN
2044-6055