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Why there’s a need to reduce high healthcare utilization among high-need, high-risk patients
Healthcare Finance
By many estimates, only 5 percent of U.S. patients are high-need, high-cost, yet they account for about 50 percent of healthcare spending. New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds it’s necessary to understand the needs of this patient cohort, identify drivers of their utilization, and implement solutions to improve their clinical outcomes while reducing their costs.