Medical Complexity Mediates Healthcare Resource Use in the Socially Vulnerable.

ABSTRACT:

Goal

The objective of this retrospective, observational study was to assess the mediating effect of medical complexity on the relationship between social vulnerability and four acute care resource use outcomes-number of hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits, observation stays, and total visits. Such information may help healthcare managers better anticipate the effects of interventions targeted to the socially vulnerable in their patient population.

Methods

Electronic health records of 147,496 adults served by 27 primary care practices in one large health system from 2015 to 2017 were used. Descriptive statistics were applied to characterize patients and the primary care practices included in the study. Causal mediation analyses using a modified Baron and Kenny

SUBMITTER: Hanlon AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9798383 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature