Journal article
Unique Characteristics of High-Cost Users of Medical Care With Comorbid Mental Illness or Addiction in a Population-Based Cohort
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To understand whether high-cost users of medical care with and without comorbid mental illness or addiction differ in terms of their sociodemographic and health characteristics. Unique characteristics would warrant different considerations for interventions and service design aimed at reducing unnecessary health care utilization and associated costs.
METHODS: From the top 10% of Ontarians ranked by total medical care costs during …
Authors
Hensel JM; Taylor VH; Fung K; de Oliveira C; Vigod SN
Journal
Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 135–143
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.psym.2017.10.005
ISSN
2667-2960