Defining 'actionable' high- costhealth care use: results using the Canadian Institute for Health Information population grouping methodology.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:A small proportion of the population consumes the majority of health care resources. High-cost health care users are a heterogeneous group. We aim to segment a provincial population into relevant homogenous sub-groups to provide actionable information on risk factors associated with high-cost health care use within sub-populations. METHODS:The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Population Grouping methodology was used to define mutually exclusive and clinically relevant health profile sub-groups. High-cost users (> = 90th percentile of health care spending) were defined within each sub-group. Univariate analyses explored demographic, socio-economic status, health status and health care utilization variables associated with high-cost use. Multivariable logistic regr

SUBMITTER: Anderson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6842471 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature