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SUBMITTER: Galbraith AA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5682134 | biostudies-other | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Galbraith Alison A AA Meyers David J DJ Ross-Degnan Dennis D Burns Marguerite E ME Vialle-Valentin Catherine E CE Larochelle Marc R MR Touw Sharon S Zhang Fang F Rosenthal Meredith M Balaban Richard B RB
Health services research 20171201 6
<h4>Objective</h4>Patient navigators (PNs) may represent a cost-effective strategy to improve transitional care and reduce hospital readmissions. We evaluated the impact of a PN intervention on health system costs in the 180 days after discharge for high-risk patients in a safety-net system.<h4>Data source/setting</h4>Primary and secondary data from an academic safety-net health system.<h4>Study design</h4>We compared per-patient utilization and costs, overall and by age, for high-risk, medical ...[more]