Reduced Hospitalizations, Emergency Room Visits, and Costs Associated with a Web-Based Health Literacy, Aligned-Incentive Intervention: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The association between health literacy and health care costs, particularly for hospitalizations and emergency room services, has been previously observed. Health information interventions aimed at addressing the negative impacts of inadequate health literacy are needed. The MedEncentive Mutual Accountability and Information Therapy (MAIT) Program is a Web-based system designed to improve health and lower costs by aligning patient-doctor incentives. OBJECTIVE:In this mixed methods study of a Web-based patient-doctor aligned-incentive, information therapy program conducted in an 1800-member employee health plan, we aimed to (1) determine the program's quantitative impact on hospitalization and emergency room utilization and costs, and (2) assess survey responses about the program

SUBMITTER: Greene JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6823604 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature