How to Address High Utilization in Health Care (hhnmag.com)
Community prevention and care management strategies can achieve short- and long-term returns. In the United States, more than 50 percent of health care costs are accrued by 5 percent of patients. It is not surprising, then, that health leaders’ focus on the Triple Aim — which calls for simultaneously reducing costs, raising quality and improving population health — includes high utilization. Current frameworks and concepts — such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Three...