Predictive ability of an expert-defined population segmentation framework for healthcare utilization and mortality - a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population segmentation of patients into parsimonious and relatively homogenous subgroups or segments based on healthcare requirements can aid healthcare resource planning and the development of targeted intervention programs. In this study, we evaluated the predictive ability of a previously described expert-defined segmentation approach on 3-year hospital utilization and mortality.

Methods

We segmented all adult patients who had a healthcare encounter with Singapore Health Services (SingHealth) in 2012 using the SingHealth Electronic Health Records (SingHealth EHRs). Patients were divided into non-overlapping segments defined as Mostly Healthy, Stable Chronic, Serious Acute, Complex Chronic without Frequent Hospital Admissions, Complex Chronic with Frequent Hosp

SUBMITTER: Low LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585096 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature