High-Cost Users of Ontario's Healthcare Services
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High-cost users of Ontario's healthcare services.
Approximately 1.5% of ontario's population, represented by the top 5% highest cost-incurring users of ontario's hospital and home care services, account for 61% of hospital and home care costs. Similar studies from other jurisdictions also show that a relatively small number of people use a high proportion of health system resources. Understanding these high-cost users (hcus) can inform local h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Healthcare Policy | Politiques de Santé
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1715-6580
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2013.23478