Title: Meeting the Challenge of the High-Need, High-Cost Population.
Authors: Jette, Alan M.
Abstract: The author talks about the state of U.S. healthcare and its problems such as rising rates of preventable chronic conditions, the increasing cost of care, and poor application of evidence-based prevention and management strategies. Topics include the concept of high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients, or those with three or more chronic conditions coupled with a functional limitation to daily activities, care management models for HNHC patients, and the misalignment of U.S. health care resources.
Subjects: CHRONIC diseases; HEALTH status indicators; LIFE skills; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL care costs; PHYSICAL therapy; COMORBIDITY; SOCIAL services case management; ECONOMICS
Publication: Physical Therapy, 2016, Vol 96, Issue 11, p1682
ISSN: 0031-9023
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2016.96.11.1682

Meeting the Challenge of the High-Need, High-Cost Population.

Jette, Alan M.