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high-need high-cost patients: a standalone construct

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high-needhigh-cost patients1 CONSTRUCTHigh-need high-costBLUMENTHAL · HEALTH SERVICES

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the small group of patients with complex medical and social needs who account for a large share of health spending.

In health services research, high-need high-cost patients refers to the small group of patients with complex medical and social needs who account for a large share of health spending. This meaning comes from Blumenthal (2016) in New England Journal of Medicine.[1]

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  1. Blumenthal, D., Chernof, B., Fulmer, T., Lumpkin, J., & Selberg, J. (2016). Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients: An Urgent Priority. New England Journal of Medicine, 375(10), 909-911. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1608511

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