Defining and Characterizing Frequent Attenders: Systematic Literature Review and Recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To decrease cost and improve efficiency, health care organizations have focused on frequent attenders - patients with high health care utilization. Prior studies have investigated singular health care settings, used varying definitions of frequent attendance, and inconsistently identified factors correlated with frequent attendance. The purpose of this article is to suggest a uniform definition of frequent attenders for different health care settings and to determine factors correlated with frequent attendance.

Methods

This systematic review of three databases identified 2761 unique articles; 174 met inclusion criteria. Studies were analyzed for their definition of frequent attenders and factors associated with frequent attendance.

Results

Most studies defined

SUBMITTER: Shukla DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7398628 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature