Identifying Specific Combinations of Multimorbidity that Contribute to Health Care Resource Utilization: An Analytic Approach.

Journal: Medical care
PMID: 27753745

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity affects the majority of elderly adults and is associated with higher health costs and utilization, but how specific patterns of morbidity influence resource use is less understood.

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  • Nicholas K Schiltz
    *Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH †Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE ‡Department of Health Policy and Management, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC §Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI ∥Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
  • David F Warner
  • Jiayang Sun
  • Paul M Bakaki
  • Avi Dor
  • Charles W Given
  • Kurt C Stange
  • Siran M Koroukian

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