Open AccessComplex Patients Have More Emergency Visits
Author(s) -
Eric Mick,
Matthew Alcusky,
Nien-Chen Li,
Frances E. Eanet,
Jeroan J. Allison,
Catarina I. Kiefe,
Arlene S. Ash
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001515
Subject(s) - medicaid , medical diagnosis , emergency department , mental health , medicine , mental illness , supportive housing , health care , gerontology , psychiatry , pathology , economics , economic growth
Better patient management can reduce emergency department (ED) use. Performance measures should reward plans for reducing utilization by predictably high-use patients, rather than rewarding plans that shun them.