Journal article
SENIOR HIGH COST HEALTHCARE USERS: HOW DO THEY DIFFER?
Abstract
High cost users (HCUs) are a small proportion of the population that use disproportionate healthcare resources. In 2011, 5% of the population in Ontario, Canada accounted for 65% ($19.8 billion) of provincial health expenditures. Understanding HCU multi-morbidity and drug use is required to target interventions to improve clinical outcomes and contain healthcare costs. This study aimed to compare senior HCUs to non-HCUs based on demographics, …
Authors
Lee J; Muratov S; Tarride J; Paterson M; Gomes T; Khuu W; Holbrook A
Journal
Innovation in Aging, Vol. 1, No. suppl_1, pp. 55–55
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
July 1, 2017
DOI
10.1093/geroni/igx004.222
ISSN
2399-5300