Health care utilization and potentially preventable adverse outcomes of high-need, high-cost middle-aged and older adults: Needs for integrated care models with life-course approach
Journal
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
Journal Volume
109
Pages
104956
Date Issued
2023-06
Author(s)
Abstract
The success of modern health care increases life expectancy and prolongs the days of having multimorbidity and functional limitations; the so-defined "high need, high cost (HNHC)" state represents the extreme scenarios of care burden and complexity. This study aims to explore health care utilization and the risk of preventable adverse outcomes stratified by age and HNHC state.
Subjects
Health care utilization; High-need high-cost (HNHC); Mortality; Preventable emergency department visit; Preventable hospitalization
Type
journal article