High-touch care leads to better outcomes and lower costs in a senior population.
CONCLUSIONS: In a propensity-matched sample of Medicare Advantage patients, those receiving high-touch care had lower healthcare costs and fewer hospitalizations. Potential explanations are higher preventive medication use and more frequent visits.
PMID: 30222926 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - Category: Health Management Authors: Ghany R, Tamariz L, Chen G, Dawkins E, Ghany A, Forbes E, Tajiri T, Palacio A Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research