학술논문
Super-High-Utilizer Patients in an Urban Academic Emergency Department: Characteristics, Early Identification, and Impact of Strategic Care Management Interventions.
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Article
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Subject
*PILOT projects
*HOSPITAL emergency services
*ACADEMIC medical centers
*STRATEGIC planning
*MEDICAL triage
*ACQUISITION of data methodology
*SOCIAL services case management
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*MEDICAL care use
*MEDICAL protocols
*HUMAN services programs
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*HEALTH care teams
*MEDICAL records
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*METROPOLITAN areas
*ELECTRONIC health records
*EARLY medical intervention
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0360-7283
Abstract
In the article, the author discusses the enrollment process, development of individualized care plans and electronic triage early notification system in super-high utilizer programs (SHUP) and their effects on emergency department (ED) and inpatient hospital utilization. Other topics include the common patients using emergency services like patients with chronic diseases, substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, and the use of individualized patient-centered care plans in patients.